Russell Howard has talked movingly about the recent death of his second child, Felix, who died shortly after birth. Howard and his wife Cerys have now set up a charity, the Felix Foundation, to support others in the same situation.

A major fundraising show will take place on February 8 at the 02 Arena featuring Howard, Michael McIntyre, Greg Davies, Aisling Bea, Guz Khan, Michelle Wolf, John Bishop, Mo Gilligan and Jimmy Carr. Ticket information here.

Howard wrote the following of the charity's website. 

"In 2026 our family changed forever when our beautiful baby boy, Felix, died shortly after birth. During the most devastating time of our lives, the hospital staff who cared for us showed extraordinary compassion, kindness and humanity. They helped us navigate unimaginable heartache and gave us support when we needed it most.

We were assigned a bereavement midwife, Lauren, who had experienced a similar tragedy. After losing her own baby, Lauren retrained as a midwife so that she could help other families going through what she had been through. Her care meant more to us than we can ever put into words.

During our time in hospital, Felix was placed in a cold cot. This meant that my wife and I were able to spend precious hours with our beautiful boy. We could hold him, talk to him and tell him just how much we loved him. Those hours are among the most precious memories we have of Felix. We were overwhelmed by the care we received, and we made a promise to each other that we would try to improve care for other families facing the same devastating circumstances.

And so, in Felix’s memory, we established The Felix Foundation."