In 1995 a widow left £2 million to the Government to “reduce the national debt”, giving her nephew a mere £200
Pablo Picasso died at the age of 91, without making a Will. His estate was estimated at between £150 million - £666 million. He was still painting at his death
John Heritage asked that his ashes be scattered amongst rose bushes in a local park so that his dog could “pay its last respects” each morning
In 1862, Henry Budd left almost £200,000 (a fortune in those days) in trust for his two sons - but strictly on condition that neither of them would ever grow a moustache
A wealthy Scotsman left his two daughters their weight in pound notes - the slimmer of the two inherited less
Writer George Bernard Shaw left a fortune in the hope the alphabet could be increased from 26 to 40 letters
Clause 10 of William Shakespeare's Will reads "I give unto my wife my second best bed"
Funeral wishes: "Place my ashes in an egg-timer so my husband can continue watching me work"
A Kent man said in his Will “To my first wife Sue, whom I always promised I would mention in my Will……Hello Sue!”
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Pablo Picasso died at the age of 91, without making a Will. His estate was estimated at between £150 million - £666 million. He was still painting at his death
