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Nigella Lawson has broken her silence following the death of her father, former Conservative Party MP and journalist Nigel Lawson.
He died yesterday at the age of 91, just months after retiring.
The politician represented the constituency of Blaby from 1974 to 1992 and served in the Cabinet of Margaret Thatcher from 1981 to 1989.
He leaves behind six children, including food writer and celebrity chef Nigella, journalist Dominic Lawson and Tom Lawson, headmaster of Eastbourne College.
Following the tragic news of her father's passing, Nigella has broken her silence to update fans and thank them for their well-wishes.
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Nigella Lawson has broken her silence following the death of her father (David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock)
Former Conservative Party MP and journalist Nigel Lawson died yesterday (PA)She took to her Twitter to write to her 2.7million followers: "Thank you for all your kind messages. And I’ll be back on here properly tomorrow."
The 63-year-old has been flooded with messages of support from her fans, following the news of her dad's death yesterday.
Nigella was the daughter of Nigel and his firth wife Vanessa Salmon, who was heiress to the J. Lyons and Co. fortune.
The TV chef's mother tragically died at the age of 48 from liver cancer in 1985 - when Nigella was just 25.
Her latest close loss comes after she previously revealed she felt grateful reach the milestone of her 60th birthday, because so many of her loved ones died so young.
Nigella has suffered more loss than most in her lifetime (Ocado)Nigella was married to the late journalist John Diamond, who died from cancer aged 47, and also lost her sister to the disease at a young age.
As a result, Nigella tragically said she did not make any plans to mark her 60th birthday.
“I’m not a planner – apart from when it comes to food!” she said back in 2020.
“But to be completely honest, I’ve never been able to take for granted that I’d be alive by this age.
“My mother died at 48 and my sister at 32. And then John at 47. So, even if I were the sort of person who planned ahead, I don’t think I would have seen myself here….”
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Nigella’s sister Thomasina died from breast cancer in 1993.