At just 43 years old
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s son dies
Andrew Lloyd Webber has announced the death of his eldest son, Nicholas.
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Nicholas Lloyd Webber is dead. His father, the famous composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, had to announce this sad news.
Every parent’s greatest fear has become a sad reality for famous British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber. The 75-year-old has via Twitter announced the death of his son Nicholas Lloyd Webber: “I am devastated to report that my beloved eldest son Nick passed away a few hours ago in Basingstoke Hospital. His entire family has gathered and we are all absolutely stunned.”
According to Variety, Nicholas Lloyd Webber has died aged just 43 from the effects of stomach cancer, which he had been diagnosed with around 18 months previously. He is survived by his wife, Polly Wiltshire, whom he married in 2018. His father had only announced a few days ago in an Instagram videothat his son was admitted to a hospice after developing pneumonia as a side effect of his cancer.
Nicholas also worked as a composer
Nicholas Lloyd Webber was born on July 2, 1979, his mother is Andrew Lloyd Webber’s first wife Sarah Hugill, to whom he was married from 1971 to 1983. Like his famous father and grandfather William Lloyd Webber, he worked as a composer, including for films and series such as the BBC production “Love, Lies and Records”. He was nominated for a Grammy for co-producing the recording of the London production of Cinderella.