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Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber recalls meeting Queen Elizabeth II: "She was an extraordinary human being"

September 16, 2022 / 7:26 PM EDT / CBS New York

Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber remembers Queen Elizabeth II

NEW YORK -- As the world remembers Queen Elizabeth II, "The Phantom of the Opera" composer Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber recalls how she always put others at ease.

They met on several occasions, and the queen was even a guest in his home.

CBS2's Dave Carlin sat down with the composer, who talked about the queen and the future of the monarchy.

You can watch the full interview in the video player above.

Queen Elizabeth II

Dave Carlin

Dave Carlin has covered major national news stories and events in the past four decades including Superstorm Sandy and its tri-state impacts, Hurricane Hugo in South Carolina and Iniki on Kauai, Hawaii. He also covered the Space Shuttle Program, 1989 San Francisco Earthquake, numerous Southern California wildfires, the trial and execution of serial killer Ted Bundy in Florida, the 1994 police shooting death of Tyke the eacaped Cirus Elephant on the streets of Honolulu, 2009's Miracle on the Hudson, the NYC Mayoral administrations of Bloomberg through Adams and more.

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