Charlie Watts, the heartbeat of the Rolling Stones for more than half a century, has died at the age of 80.

Watts died in hospital three weeks after announcing that he was pulling out of the band’s forthcoming US tour on medical advice.

“It is with immense sadness that we announce the death of our beloved Charlie Watts. He passed away peacefully in a London hospital earlier today surrounded by his family,” his spokesperson said in a statement.

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