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Eric Clapton's tragic final promise to his son Conor, 4, who died after falling 53 floors from a New York apartment - as singing legend turns 80


Eric Clapton made one tragic final promise to his four-year-old son Conor who died after falling 53 floors from a New York apartment.

Conor, the son of Clapton, now 79 and model Lory Del Santo, 66, fell to his death from the 53rd floor of a New York skyscraper in a horrific freak accident on March 20,1991, five months before his fifth birthday, Eric opened up about how song Tears In Heaven enabled him to grieve son Conor's death aged four in an unearthed interview for a new TV special that aired in January. Eric opened up about how song Tears In Heaven enabled him to grieve son Conor's death aged four in an unearthed interview for a new TV special that aired in January

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