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Dominique Hines

Andrew Lloyd Webber says writing the Coronation anthem helped him cope with son’s recent death

Andrew Lloyd Webber has said writing the official Coronation anthem has helped him deal with the death of his son.

The theatre impresario, whose son Nicholas died at age 43 on March 25 from gastric cancer, will have his song, Make a Joyful Noise, played publicly for the first time at King Charles’ Coronation on Saturday.

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