Wills and probate news: Alexander McQueen leaves money to dogs, animal charities

Those who are interested in wills and probate matters have been told who the late designer Alexander McQueen decided would benefit when he made a will.

McQueen gave two animal charities £100,000 each and also gave his pet dogs £50,000.

Both the Blue Cross and the Battersea Dogs and Cats home benefitted from McQueen's £16 million estate.

In addition, the designer, who committed suicide in 2010, gave each of his two brothers and three sisters £250,000 and the two people in his household staff, his nieces and nephews and his godson £50,000 each.

The designer also gifted most of his fortune to the Sarabande charity, with the suggestion that the sum be used to pay for scholarships to St Martin’s College of Art and Design in London.

Some money was also left to the Terrence Higgins Trust and the London Buddhist Centre.

McQueen was born in London's East End and trained on Savile Row when he left school, before completing a master's degree in fashion design at Central Saint Martins.

Published by Hannah Carr