Kate Beckinsale celebrates stepfather’s birthday despite her health struggles

Kate Beckinsale is reflecting on the memory of her late stepfather, Roy Battersby. On his birthday, the 50-year-old actress shared an emotional post on Instagram along with photos taken during his last celebration the previous year. She expressed how they didn’t know it would be his last birthday and described the joy he had opening presents from her.

She shared her sadness over the fact that they won’t be able to FaceTime on his birthday and reminisced about decorating Christmas trees with him, knowing it was the last time she would do so with him in the world. Beckinsale expressed her deep sense of loss and missing him dearly in her caption.

In the photos she posted, Battersby was seen smiling on a walk by greenhouses, reading a birthday card at a table surrounded by others, and in the background was Beckinsale looking somber as she sat between Christmas trees that they decorated together. She included a reposted image with a caption about screaming for personal reasons.

Earlier in the year, Beckinsale announced the passing of her stepfather, who was married to her mother Judy Loe. In a statement shared on her Instagram Stories, she revealed that Battersby died peacefully in Los Angeles at the age of 87 after a brief illness. The funeral details were to be held in London, as per the statement. Beckinsale’s post reflects the love and admiration she had for her late stepfather and how much she misses him.