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Take That singer Gary Barlow and wife say they're devastated by loss of baby

FILE - This Dec. 6, 2011 file photo shows British singer-songwriter Gary Barlow performing during a fund-raising concert attended by Britain's Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Barlow and his wife Dawn say their daughter was stillborn, and are asking for privacy "at this painful time." In a statement released Monday, Aug. 6, 2012, the couple said they were devastated by the loss of Poppy Barlow, who was delivered stillborn on Saturday. They said their focus is "on giving her a beautiful funeral and loving our three children with all our hearts." The couple have a son and two daughters. (AP Photo/Arthur Edwards, file)

LONDON - Musician Gary Barlow and his wife Dawn say their daughter was stillborn, and are asking for privacy.

In a statement released Monday, the couple said they were devastated by the loss of Poppy Barlow, who was delivered stillborn on Saturday.

They said their focus is "on giving her a beautiful funeral and loving our three children with all our hearts."

They also said, " We'd ask at this painful time that our privacy be respected."

The couple have a son and two daughters.

Barlow, a member of Take That and judge of TV talent show "The X Factor," was organizer of June's huge Buckingham Palace concert celebrating Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee.

Take That had been rumoured to be among the acts performing at the closing ceremony of the London Olympics on Sunday.

News from © The Associated Press, 2012
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