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Lady Helen Wogan leaves £4.9 million estate to children and grandchildren

High Court papers show her estate netted £4,917,989 after costs, featuring tax-free gifts to her children alongside £100,000 grandchildren’s trusts and a final division of assets among her three surviving offspring.

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Overview

  • High Court documents reveal her estate was valued at £4,948,334 before expenses and £4,917,989 net after £31,000 in costs and fees.
  • Executor Alan Wogan received £850,000 in tax-free gifts and daughter Katherine Wogan was bequeathed £750,000.
  • Each of Lady Helen’s five grandchildren inherited £100,000 trusts that become accessible when they turn 25.
  • The remaining assets and personal possessions were divided among her three surviving children, including Mark Wogan.
  • Her final will, signed in February 2023, was executed nearly seven years after Sir Terry Wogan’s 2016 death, when his estate was valued at around £1 million.