Charlie Watts: The Rolling Stones drummer dies aged 80
Shirley Watts, who is the wife of the late Rolling Stones rocker, left more than £18 million in her will.
She died at the age of 82 in December last year from a brief illness just 16 months after musician Charlie died aged 80 last August following complications from emergency heart surgery.
According to reports, her will was published on December 18, with her estate valued at £18.3million, which was left in trust to her close family members.
The named beneficiaries were her daughter Seraphina, granddaughter Charlotte and brother Stephen Shepherd.
Her daughter will also inherit her parents’ luxury property in France, while two of Shirley’s staff will be given a tax-free payment which totals the same as two years of each of their salaries, The Sun reports.
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Charlie’s wife died last year and Shirley’s family released a statement at the time saying she had been “reunited with her beloved Charlie”.
They added: “It is with great sadness that Seraphina, Charlotte and Barry announce the death of their much-loved mother, grandmother and mother-in-law Shirley Watts.
“Shirley died peacefully on Friday 16th December in Devon after a short illness surrounded by her family.
“She will be also sadly missed by her sisters Jackie and Jill, and her brother Stephen. Reunited now forever with her beloved Charlie.”
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Born Shirley Ann Shepherd in September 1938, she was studying sculpture at the Royal College of Art in 1961 when she met Charlie.
They met during his first rehearsal with Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated and married in 1964, a year after Charlie joined the Stones.
Four years later Shirley – who became a renowned horse breeder while married to Charlie – gave birth to their daughter Seraphina.
Charlie said of his other half: “She is an incredible woman. The one regret I have of this life is that I was never home enough. But she always says when I come off tour that I am a nightmare and tells me to go back out.”
Charlie was treated for throat cancer in 2004 and given the all-clear after a four-month fight with the disease before his death on August 4 2021.
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