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The late designer Alexander McQueen has left £50k of his fortune to his beloved pet dogs.
The late designer Alexander McQueen has left £50k of his fortune to his beloved pet dogs.
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Please, look after my dogs... 7 unusual last will and testament requests

Designer Alexander McQueen has left £50,000 to his beloved pet dogs in his will. What other unusual requests have been made for those left behind?
Jul 27th 2011, 4:07 PM 1,102 0

THE DETAILS OF designer Alexander McQueen’s last will and testament have been revealed, and he’s left £50,000 to his beloved pet dogs.

McQueen took his own life in his home in London almost 18 months ago the day before his mother’s funeral. According to The Guardian he left the majority of his £16 million estate to his charity Sarabande, and asked that the money be used to fund grants for fashion students.

He also left £50,000 to each of  his housekeepers, and £100,000 each to four charities, which included Battersea Dogs and Cats Home and the Blue Cross.

He also left sums of money to members of his family. The money for his bull terriers was to provide for their care for the rest of their lives.

McQueen isn’t alone in bequeathing money to his pets. Much larger sums have been left to canine pals, along with other strange will requests…

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