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Timeless Love: 10 Vintage Photos Of Natalie Cole And Son Robert Yancy  

The mother and son had a bond so loving you could see it in the snapshots of their lives. 
10 Vintage Photos Of Natalie Cole And Son Robert Yancy
Steve.Granitz/INACTIVE
By Danielle Kwateng-Clark · Updated October 26, 2020

On Tuesday it was reported that Robert Yancy, Natalie Cole’s only child, was found dead. The 39-year-old was a percussionist who traveled with his mother’s band and was also credited on albums for his work. While an autopsy report has not been announced, Yancy did lose his mother and father to heart conditions. We remember their special bond in these vintage photos. 

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Natalie Cole and Robert Yancy
Natalie Cole’s 60th Birthday Party on February 1, 2010 in Beverly Hills, California.
10 Vintage Photos Of Natalie Cole And Son Robert Yancy
Duffy-Marie Arnoult
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Natalie Cole and Robert Yancy
UKRO President Kenneth Kleinberg, Natalie Cole’s son Robert Yancy and singer Natalie Cole attend the University Kidney Research Organization Awards at The Beverly Hilton hotel on December 10, 2010 in Beverly Hills, California.
10 Vintage Photos Of Natalie Cole And Son Robert Yancy
Amy Graves
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Natalie Cole and Robert Yancy
Singer Natalie Cole and son Robert Yancy attending 21st Annual NAACP Image Awards on December 10, 1988 at Shrine Audtiorium in Los Angeles, California.
10 Vintage Photos Of Natalie Cole And Son Robert Yancy
Ron Galella, Ltd.
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Natalie Cole and Robert Yancy
Singer Natalie Cole and son Robert Yancy attending the screening of Beverly Hills Cop on May 22, 1994 at Mann Chinese Theater in Hollywood, California.
10 Vintage Photos Of Natalie Cole And Son Robert Yancy
Ron Galella, Ltd.
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Natalie Cole and Robert Yancy
Singer Natalie Cole, son Robert Yancy and Herbie Hancock attending 15th Annual American Music Awards on January 25, 1988 at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California.
10 Vintage Photos Of Natalie Cole And Son Robert Yancy
Ron Galella
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Natalie Cole and Robert Yancy
10 Vintage Photos Of Natalie Cole And Son Robert Yancy
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Natalie Cole and Robert Yancy
Singer Natalie Cole having the train of her dress carried by her son Robbie Yancy on her way to the American Music Awards.
10 Vintage Photos Of Natalie Cole And Son Robert Yancy
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Natalie Cole and Robert Yancy
Natalie Cole is visited by her son, Robbie Yancy, as she gets ready for her performance at Bally’s in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
10 Vintage Photos Of Natalie Cole And Son Robert Yancy
Erik Freeland
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Natalie Cole and Robert Yancy
Natalie Cole is visited by her son, Robbie Yancy, as she gets ready for her performance at Bally’s in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
10 Vintage Photos Of Natalie Cole And Son Robert Yancy
Erik Freeland
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Natalie Cole and Robert Yancy
Robbie Yancy speaks at a Celebration Of Natalie Cole’s Life at the West Angeles Church of God in Christ on January 11, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.
10 Vintage Photos Of Natalie Cole And Son Robert Yancy
Larry Busacca
TOPICS:  Natalie Cole
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