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Andrew Lloyd Webber confirms son Nicholas has died aged 43

Andrew Lloyd Webber confirms son Nicholas has died aged 43

Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber has confirmed that his eldest son Nicholas has died aged 43. 

 Andrew Lloyd Webber , 75-year-old Oscar-winning composer shared the sad news on Twitter on Saturday, writing: “I am shattered to have to announce that my beloved elder son Nick died a few hours ago in Basingstoke Hospital.

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“His whole family is gathered together and we are all totally bereft. – ALW”

The news comes days after Lord Lloyd-Webber recently revealed that 43-year-old Nicholas, who was also a composer, had been moved to a hospice where he was “battling” gastric cancer.

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During his career, Nicholas was nominated for a Grammy for a musical theatre album alongside his father for Lord Lloyd-Webber’s Cinderella.

The news follows a video posted to Lord Lloyd-Webber’s Instagram account on Thursday, in which the composer said his son was “over the worst of this first bout of pneumonia” which he caught as a result of his “ghastly” cancer.

Lord Lloyd-Webber is best known for writing the music for hit shows such as Cats, The Phantom Of The Opera and Jesus Christ Superstar.

In a video posted on Instagram, he said: “We’re all here and the family here has gathered around and it was the right place for us all to be I think.”

Andrew Lloyd Webber

He also thanked the people of Ukraine who sent him a Cats T-shirt following the announcement that his son was “critically ill”.

He said: “I know that they’ve been performing Cats there in a bunker, a makeshift production.

“It’s incredibly moving … everything they’re going through they have been so incredibly thoughtful about dearest Nick.

“I’m going to go and see Nick in a minute, and I’m going to pass on all of the fantastic wishes that I’ve had for him all the way from everywhere all around the world.”

Lord Lloyd-Webber’s first wife, Sarah Hugill, is the mother of Nicholas. They also share a daughter, Imogen.