Kate Beckinsale Honors Stepfather on His Birthday amid Her Health Issues

Kate Beckinsale is remembering her late stepfather Roy Battersby.

The actress, 50, marked her stepfather’s birthday with an emotional post on Instagram on April 20, as she shared photos celebrating his special day last year.

“The birthday we didn’t know was your last,” Beckinsale, who recently returned home from hospital amid undisclosed health issues, wrote in her caption. “There will be no FaceTime today. In the middle of my night, watching you open your presents. No one received gifts with more joy.”

She continued, “I can’t take my Christmas trees down — They were the last Christmas trees I’ll decorate with you in the world. This birthday/not birthday, Christmas/not Christmas in April.”

“Oh Roy, Oh God I miss you,” Beckinsale added of her stepfather, who died at age 87 after a “brief” illness in January. 

In the photos shared, Battersby could be seen smiling while out on a stroll by some greenhouses and reading a birthday card at a table while surrounded by other birthday cards.

Beckinsale looked solemn in the next photo shared, as she sat in what appeared to be her lounge area in between a set of towering pink and white decorated Christmas trees.

A final image included was of a repost that read, “Due to personal reasons I’ll be screaming.”

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Beckinsale announced the death of her stepgather, who was married to her mother Judy Loe, in a statement on her Instagram Stories in January. 

“It is with great sorrow that the family of film and television director Roy Battersby announces the news of his recent death after a brief period of illness,” the statement read.

“He passed away peacefully on 10 January 2024, in Los Angeles surrounded by family, aged 87. Funeral will be held in London, details to follow,” it continued.