David Bowie leaves half of £70 million fortune to wife Iman
Bowie has requested his ashes to be scattered in Bali 'in accordance with Buddhist rituals'
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Your support makes all the difference.David Bowie's estate, valued at around £70 million ($100 million), will be split predominantly between his wife and two children, according to his will which has been filed in New York.
Half of the sum will go to his widow, the supermodel Iman, along with the SoHo home they shared in New York. The rest will be split between his son, Duncan Jones, and daughter, Alexandria, who will also receive his Ulster County mountain home.
The star’s long-time personal assistant, Corinne Schwab, was left $2 million as well as shares he owned in a company called Oppossum Inc. Another $1 million went to Alexandria’s former nanny, Marion Skene.
The 20-page document, filed on Friday under his legal name David Robert Jones, reveals Bowie has requested his ashes to be scattered in Bali “in accordance with the Buddhist rituals”.
In the will, prepared in 2004, Bowie asked to be cremated in Bali, but added if that was “not practical”, then he wanted his ashes to be scattered there anyway. It is not clear if the scattering has taken place.
The star, who continuously transformed his look and sound throughout his career, died of cancer on 10 January, aged 69.
Bowie’s body was cremated on 12 January in New Jersey, according to a death certificate filed with the will.
At the time it was reported no family or friends were present at the ceremony because the iconic singer wanted “to go without any fuss”.
Bowie released a new album, Blackstar, just two days before his death. It has retrospectively been interpreted as his farewell to fans, with producer Tony Visconti describing it as his "parting gift" to the world.
The album is in the number one spot in the UK charts.
Additional reporting by Associated Press
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