Tributes have been paid to a 68-year-old victim of the Grenfell Tower fire .
The family of Valorie Vital released a statement after she was formally identified, saying she would be missed around the world by those who loved her.
It comes as coroner Dr Fiona Wilcox said on Wednesday (July 19) that 39 victims have been identified, with “many more” to come.
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In a statement, the family of Ms Vital, who worked in the textile industry for many years, said: “She was a beautiful, joyful, independent, intelligent, kind hearted, sensitive individual who dedicated her life to her children.
“She carried herself with dignity and extended her warmth to family and friends.
“Through her creativity and joy of life she was an inspiration to many of us.
“She has been prematurely and dramatically taken from this world and will be sadly missed by family and friends, both here in the UK and abroad.”
On Wednesday, three members of the same family were among the latest victims to be named at Westminster Coroner’s Court as four more inquests were opened, all of which have suspended while a public inquiry and criminal investigation are carried out.
Dr Wilcox told the short hearing that there are “of course still many more identifications” of those who died in the inferno during the early hours of June 14 yet to take place.
At least 80 people are thought to have died in the devastating fire at the 24-storey block more than a month ago.
The court heard how Bassem Choukair, 40, Mierna Choukair, 13, and Nadia Choucair, 33, all members of the same family, were all recovered from the 22nd floor of the tower.
Dr Fox revealed four members of the Choukair family have now been identified, with two more missing “presumed dead”.
During the hearing, she told the Choukair family she “cannot imagine what you must be going through”.
The hearing also heard Gary Maunders, 57, was recovered from the 23rd floor.
The provisional cause of death for all four victims was given as “consistent with the effects of fire”, with all of them identified through their dental records.
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