Jailed son of Pink Floyd star gets box of books as a gift from Sir Elton

Protest: Charlie Gilmour was jailed for 16 months after admitting violent disorder

Sir Elton John has sent a box of books to Charlie Gilmour, the jailed son of pink floyd guitarist David Gilmour, who was last week sentenced to 16 months for violent disorder.
The singer and his partner, film-maker David Furnish, 48, sent nearly a dozen books, including works by Tolstoy and historian Niall Ferguson, to the family home on Thursday.
They will be sent on to Gilmour to read in his cell while his family launch an appeal.
Sir Elton and Furnish, who have never met the 21-year-old but are friends of his parents, author Polly Samson, 49, and adoptive father Gilmour, 65, also sent a message of support.
A source said: ‘A box of books was sent to Polly and David’s house. I think they were incredibly touched.
‘The books ranged from serious history books to novels and they had obviously put a lot of effort into choosing a wide-ranging selection that he would like.’

 

Gilmour, whose parents have a home in London as well as a £2.7 million seafront mansion in Hove, East Sussex, was jailed last week for his part in demonstrations that brought parts of London to a standstill last December.

Benefactors: Elton John and his partner David Furnish have sent Gilmour nearly a dozen books

He was identified after photographs were published of him swinging from a Union Jack hanging from the Cenotaph.
He had also thrown a bin at a Rolls-Royce carrying Royal protection officers and leapt on the bonnet of the car carrying the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall.

Gilmour's parents, pictured, are said to be 'incredibly touched' by the gesture

Gilmour, who was adopted by the pink floyd, guitarist as a two-year-old, was also part of a mob that caused £50,000 damage to Topshop in Oxford Circus.
He later claimed to have been ‘out of his mind’ on whisky, valium and LSD.