Pete Doherty’s rarely-seen son made a rare public appearance with his mother on Thursday night as he attended a showbiz bash in her honour.

The Libertines rocker Pete is father to three children ranging in age from one to 20 in age. The Can’t Stand Me Now hitmaker has a son, Astile (born 13 July 2003), with singer Lisa Moorish.

His second child, a daughter, Aisling Erin, was born 26 December 2011 to South African model Lindi Hingston. In May 2023, Pete’s third child and second daughter, Billie-May Doherty, was born to his wife Katia de Vidas.

Posing alongside his mum Lisa Moorish at the launch party for her new album Divine Chaos at The Groucho Club in London, Pete’s eldest Astile looked the spitting image of his famous father as he supported Lisa on her big night.

Lisa rocked a leopard print and lace ensemble as she beamed at the event in London, while her son dressed up in a navy shirt with a patterned tie and a pair of snazzy braces holding his trousers up. Lisa, who also shares a daughter with Liam Gallagher, met Astile’s dad Pete when The Libertines were on tour in 2002.

The pair enjoyed a brief fling before things fizzled out prior to Astile’s birth the following year. Due to Pete’s well-documented addiction issues, he was once banded from seeing his eldest son. The Babyshambles frontman is now clean and sober, having settled down in France with Puta Madres bandmate Katia.

“I’m in recovery I suppose I’m two and a half years clean of heroin which is a big deal for me and yeah I’m ticking along writing music, still writing music,” Pete shared with BBC Scotland in 2019. His relationship with his children has improved thanks to his recovery, with Lisa previously speaking about Pete’s involvement in Astile’s life.

Chatting to the Metro in 2009, Lisa discussed her choice to restrict Pete’s access to Astile and recalled: “Peter has on-and-off problems with his recovery so it was a really difficult decision to make… But when he came out of rehab last year, and started to get his life in order I thought the time was right. I want Astile to have a dad.”

The early 2000s saw Pete’s rise to fame not just for his musical prowess but also for his high-profile drug issues and chaotic personal life, including a tumultuous relationship with supermodel Kate Moss. His time with The Libertines was marked by tension, notably when Pete was imprisoned for burgling the apartment of fellow band member Carl Barat. After The Libertines took a break in 2004 due to Pete’s efforts to get clean, the band has since reunited and their bond appears stronger than ever.

In 2021, Pete found happiness in his personal life and tied the knot with his bandmate Katia de Vidas. The dad-of-three said ‘I do’ to his fiancee Katia in an extravagant French ceremony on September 30 – just two days after the couple announced their engagement to their followers.

The happy couple tied the knot at the Domaine Saint Clair hotel in the French city of Etretat – not far from where they have lived for the past three years. Their wedding took place just 48 hours after Pete’s publicist confirmed that the star and the keyboardist were set to tie the knot.

The soundtrack to their big day was provided by The Libertines and the couple’s band, Puta Madres, and it was reported at the time that Pete’s once estranged father and mother were present for their son’s nuptials. Pete and Katia welcomed their first child together into the world in May last year.

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