Editing Nicholas Lyndhurst (section)

== Personal life ==
[[File:Nicholas Lyndhurst wedding day.jpg|thumb|Lyndhurst on his wedding day to Smith in 1999]]

Lyndhurst married Lucy Jane Smith<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lucy LYNDHURST |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/tuNEO4Lw_Gml6ojQkA94URgnOls/appointments |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=gov.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lucy Jane LYNDHURST |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/y8_vwLtIyyj5weL-dBIt94L7BhE/appointments |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=gov.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref> (born 19 April 1973), a former [[ballet dancer]], in a secret ceremony at St Mary's Church in [[Chichester]], [[West Sussex]] on 1 September 1999, having been [[Engagement|engaged]] since 1990.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 November 2004 |title=Nicholas Lyndhurst: Glum blond |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/features/nicholas-lyndhurst-glum-blond-533327.html |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=The Independent |language=en-GB}}</ref> [[The Reverend]] David Parker, rector of St Mary's Church, said the 40-minute ceremony took the form of a "traditional [[Church of England]] service".<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 May 1999 |title=TV STAR'S VILLAGE WEDDING |url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/5167415.tv-stars-village-wedding/ |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=The Argus |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=4 September 1999 |title=Fools and Horses star weds secretly |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/438392.stm |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>

[[File:Archie_Lyndhurst_and_parents.jpg|thumb|Lyndhurst with his son and wife in 2017]]

Lyndhurst and Smith's only child, a son, [[Archie Lyndhurst|Archie Bjorn Lyndhurst]], was born in [[Westminster]], [[Greater London]] on 4 October 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lyndhurst |url=https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/categories/34/?name=_Lyndhurst&location=3257.3250&mother=_Smith&mother_x=_1&name_x=_1&priority=united-kingdom |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=Ancestry UK |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Archie Bjorn LYNDHURST |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/uIZM3KSysle-hAEnNXu07mYQE7E/appointments |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=gov.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Adejobi |first=Alicia |date=4 October 2020 |title=Archie Lyndhurst's girlfriend marks his 20th birthday just days after CBBC star's death |url=https://metro.co.uk/2020/10/04/archie-lyndhurst-girlfriend-20th-birthday-tribute-after-cbbc-star-death-13368496/ |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=Metro |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Brazier |first=Tori |date=5 October 2021 |title=Archie Lyndhurst's mum Lucy pays tribute to late son on his 21st birthday: 'We think about you night and day' |url=https://metro.co.uk/2021/10/05/archie-lyndhursts-mum-lucy-pays-tribute-to-late-son-on-21st-birthday-15366261/ |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=Metro |language=en-GB}}</ref> Archie was an [[actor]] and [[designer]], who was best known for his role of Oliver 'Ollie' Coulton in the [[CBBC]] [[sitcom]] ''[[So Awkward]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 May 2015 |title=So Awkward |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/b05whg5z |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=27 August 2020 |title=So Awkward |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/m000m1yc |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref> Their son died in his sleep from a [[Intracerebral hemorrhage|brain hemorrhage]] caused by [[acute lymphoblastic leukemia]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 January 2021 |title=Archie Lyndhurst: CBBC star died in his sleep, says mother |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-55689248 |access-date=1 December 2024 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pasquini |first=Maria |date=16 January 2021 |title=Actor Archie Lyndhurst's Cause of Death Revealed Months After He Died at Age 19 |url=https://people.com/tv/archie-lyndhurst-cause-of-death-revealed/ |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=People |language=en-GB}}</ref> at the family home in [[Fulham]], Greater London on 22 September 2020, aged 19.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 October 2020 |title=Archie Lyndhurst: CBBC star and son of Nicholas Lyndhurst dies aged 19 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54365778 |access-date=1 December 2024 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chung |first=Gabrielle |date=1 October 2020 |title=Archie Lyndhurst, Star of So Awkward and Son of Actor Nicholas Lyndhurst, Dies at 19 |url=https://people.com/tv/archie-lyndhurst-dead-at-19/ |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=People |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Waddell |first=Lily |date=14 January 2021 |title=Inquest into death of CBBC star Archie Lyndhurst abandoned |url=https://www.hampshirelive.news/news/hampshire-news/inquest-death-cbbc-star-archie-4889802.amp |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=Surrey Live |language=en-GB}}</ref> In a statement, he said he and his wife were "utterly grief stricken and respectfully request privacy."<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 October 2020 |title=Nicholas Lyndhurst says he is 'utterly grief stricken' following his son's death |url=https://www.itv.com/news/2020-10-01/nicholas-lyndhurst-says-he-is-utterly-grief-stricken-following-his-sons-death |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=ITVX |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Lyndhurst and his wife now reside in [[West Wittering]], West Sussex.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fox |first=Thomas |date=9 August 2022 |title=Only Fools star Nicholas Lyndhurst's quiet life in Sussex with wife at West Wittering home |url=https://www.sussexlive.co.uk/news/sussex-news/only-fools-horses-nicholas-lyndhurst-7440285.amp |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=Sussex Live |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Lyndhurst enjoys [[underwater diving]], [[beekeeping]] and piloting his own aeroplanes.<ref>{{Cite news |date=31 August 2013 |title=Lyndhurst: I said no to diving show |url=https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/lyndhurst-i-said-no-to-diving-show/29542260.html |access-date=1 December 2024 |work=Belfast Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref>