United States:Real estate billionaire Leona Helmsley left $12 million (€8.8 million) in her will for her dog, Trouble, but cut out two of her four grandchildren.
Helmsley, the "Queen of Mean" who was famously quoted as saying "only the little people pay taxes" before going to jail for tax evasion, died on August 20th aged 87.
Her 14-page will was made public in Surrogate's Court on Tuesday and reported yesterday, with the New York Postheadlining the story "Rich bitch", referring to the female dog.
Trouble, a white Maltese, will be cared for by Helmsley's brother Alvin Rosenthal, who was left $10 million.
Two grandchildren, David and Walter Panzirer, will be left $5 million each as long as they visit their father's grave at least once a year - Helmsley's son, Jay Panzirer, died in 1982 - and her chauffeur will get $100,000.
The will calls for Trouble to be entombed alongside Helmsley and husband Harry, who died in 1997, in their $1.4 million mausoleum.
- (Reuters)