'Miss you so much': Ashley James shares emotional throwback snap with Caroline Flack taken one year ago as she reflects on the past 12 months 

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Ashley James shared an emotional throwback snap with Caroline Flack on Wednesday taken one year ago on holiday.

The DJ, 33, who is currently expecting her first child with partner Tom Andrews, took to her Instagram Stories to pay tribute to the late Love Island host, who tragically took her own life in February aged 40. 

Posting a picture of herself with Caroline onboard a luxury yacht while on holiday one year ago, Ashley emotionally said that she misses the late star 'so much'.

She penned: 'My phone just reminded me this was one year ago... [broken heart and dove emojis].'

Ashley emotionally added: 'Miss you so much.' 

Posting another throwback picture of herself in a black bikini from the holiday, Ashley reflected on how much her life had changed over the past 12 months. 

Ashley said she had lost two friends, got pregnant, started a relationship, moved in with said boyfriend and lived through a global pandemic. 

She said: 'It's made to think how much life has changed in 365 days: Lost two friends, gained and growing a baby, got a boyfriend who moved in, lost my DJ career (temporarily hopefully!).'

Ashley added: 'Gained a coaching qualification, lived through a national lockdown and global pandemic. Found pleasure in so many small things: like family Zoom calls and dog walks.'

She continued: 'It just shows that we never know hat is around the corner so we have to try and enjoy life and the people and things who bring us joy every single day.

'Also, life is too short and unpredictable to do things to be around people who make us feel bad.' 

Caroline died by suicide at her London home in February aged 40, days before she was due to face trial for assaulting Lewis, who she had been in a relationship with for just over six months.

The TV presenter was arrested in December for assault and charged with attacking the model at her home in Islington. 

Flack strongly denied assaulting Mr Burton, and had pleaded not guilty to assault by beating at Highbury Corner Magistrates Court on December 23. 

In August, Caroline's tearful mother Christine blasted the Crown Prosecution Service for pursuing a 'show trial' of her daughter as her inquest revealed police pushed for the Love Island presenter to be prosecuted.     

She gave a written statement to the court in which she claimed her daughter had been 'let down' by the authorities. 

Christine, also blasted a senior Met Police officer for appealing against the CPS's decision to give her daughter a caution after her arrest despite officers finding her at the crime scene with an injury caused by self-harm.

She accused Detective Inspector Lauren Bateman of treating her more harshly due to her celebrity status.

Prior to Mrs Flack's intervention DI Bateman had denied treating the presenter more harshly because she was famous and insisted she 'wouldn't do anything differently' if confronted with the case again today.

She said a caution was not appropriate because Flack did not admit her guilt in a police interview. 

Lisa Ramsarran, a deputy chief Crown prosecutor in north London, said the CPS had considered her mental health while deciding whether to authorise a charge against her but decided the risk was 'low'. 

During the inquest a coroner ruled that Caroline killed herself after hearing she would definitely be prosecuted for assaulting her boyfriend.    

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