Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and Yoko Ono have paid tribute to Cynthia Lennon, the first wife of John Lennon, who passed away the other day.

His former bandmate McCartney released a statement saying: "The news of Cynthia’s passing is very sad. She was a lovely lady who I’ve known since our early days together in Liverpool. She was a good mother to Julian and will be missed by us all but I will always have great memories of our times together."

Ringo Starr also tweeted his condolences to Julian Lennon on behalf of him and his wife Barbara:

 

 

The 82-year-old Ono, who married John the year after he divorced Cynthia in 1968 and went on to have another son, Sean, with him, has also released a statement.

"I'm very saddened by Cynthia’s death," it read. "She was a great person and a wonderful mother to Julian. She had such a strong zest for life and I felt proud how we two women stood firm in the Beatles family. Please join me in sending love and support to Julian at this very sad time."