Broadway legend Andrew Lloyd Webber mourns son following 18-month battle with gastric cancer, more stars who've lost children in recent years

Nothing is more heartbreaking than losing a child. Sadly, many celebrities have had to say goodbye to their babies over the last few years. Keep reading to see which stars are grieving the loss of their kids in recent years...

On March 25, 2023, composer and musical theater impresario Andrew Lloyd Webber lost his son -- Nick Lloyd Webber, who was a Grammy-nominated composer himself -- to gastric cancer. He was 43.

"I am shattered to have to announce that my beloved elder son Nick died a few hours ago in Basingstoke Hospital [in England]. His whole family is gathered together and we are all totally bereft. Thank you for all your thoughts during this difficult time," the "Cats" and "The Phantom of the Opera" musician wrote in a statement released to multiple media outlets.

Andrew revealed on Instagram two days earlier that Nick -- his son with first wife Sarah Hugill -- had been transferred to hospice care after catching pneumonia amid his 18-month battle with stomach cancer. (The six-time Tony Award winner has an older daughter with Sarah and three children -- two sons and a daughter -- with third wife Madeleine Gurdon.)

Keep reading for more stars who are mourning children who've died in recent years...

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