On this day Yoko Ono suffered a miscarriage of the baby she was expecting with John Lennon. It had been due to be born in February.
Lennon stayed at her side at Queen Charlotte’s Hospital, London, sleeping overnight next to her. When his bed was needed for a patient he slept on the floor.
Just before the miscarriage, the foetal heartbeat was recorded. It was included in Lennon and Ono’s 1969 album Life With The Lions, followed by two minutes’ silence.
The unborn child was named John Ono Lennon II, and was buried by the couple in a secret location. It was later claimed that Ono’s miscarriage was caused by the stress of their October drugs bust and subsequent arrest.
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Just for clarification- she was nearly six months pregnant. Her son was stillborn. She had to give birth to him and deliver his body. Don’t minimize their loss by calling it a miscarriage.
Either way she was.& still IS one evil money grabbing bitch
That’s a bit mean and insensitive, Bonnie. What makes her evil and money-grabbing? She got in the way of the Beatles but not intentionally to break them up. John and Yoko loved each other.
In 1971 I was in Kings College Hospital at the same time as Lynda Maccartney ( and Paul). He was horrible but the staff had fond recollections of John lennon and Yoko Ono who had stayed there when she lost he baby. Not sure why it is given as Queen Charlottes.
Yoko had a third miscarriage the following year before she finally had Sean. I suspect drugs—– heroin or cocaine use. Emerald eyes
Some really judgemental comments here. John wouldn’t like to see that crap. He was a peace keeper and he loved who he loved.
Rest In Peace Dad. Till we meet again.
oh hi Julian
I don’t care what people think of Yoko – she did not deserve to have to go through the tragedy of a miscarriage or stillbirth and no parent should ever have to bury their own children.