Jade Goody and her family have accepted an apology from OK! magazine for printing an obituary issue before her death.

The reality TV star - who is in the final stages of cervical cancer - was reportedly sent a heartfelt apology from the magazine for the, some might say, insensitive actions regarding her terminal illness.

The issue features a black-bordered front cover accompanied by "in loving memory" and "1981-2009" and features inside Jade's recent wedding to Jack Tweed.

But despite the publication's good intentions, Jade's publicist Max Clifford says it was inappropriate for them to go ahead with such an issue before her death.

He told the Mirror, "It wasn't right. It reads like an obituary. They went too far and they got it wrong.

"But there's now been an apology from the editor to those close to Jade.

He added, "You have to take into account that over the previous few weeks they've covered Jade's wedding and the christening and she's loved it.

"But this didn't work and now they've apologised to the family."