Gloria Hunniford's heartbreaking decision over grandkids when daughter died

20 November 2023 , 14:35

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Gloria Hunniford's heartbreaking decision over grandkids when daughter died

Gloria Hunniford has opened up about the heartbreaking decision she was forced to make when her beloved daughter passed away.

On Monday's instalment of Loose Women, the Rip-Off Britain star, 83, and the panel spoke about inheritance money, and the taxes placed upon it when loved ones die.

Sharing her own experience with dealing with money after the death of a loved-one, Gloria revealed that she had to make a snap decision about her grandchildren when her daughter, Caron died.

Debating whether or not it's a good idea to skip ones kids in a will, Gloria shared her own experience as she explained: "In France, it goes to the grandchildren, as opposed to the next of kin. I think no matter how much or how little you have, you have to sort it out in advance.

Gloria Hunniford TV Presenter with daughter Caron Keating (Daily Mirror)

"When you're the grandparent, it's your job in a way. You should make a will, no matter what you have. I have left some money aside from Caron's book for my two grandsons but I put it in a trust, because I don't think they should get money no matter who is leaving it for them when they were only 16 and 17, because they don't usually have enough value.

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"I put age 26 on mine so they could have it once they turned that age and that bit older. I think, for me anyway, that's a good age because they could have been thinking about buying a flat or getting married. But one has taken some money and the other hasn't" Gloria explained.

TV presenter Caron died in 2004, and left two sons behind her Charlie, 30 and Gabriel, 28. Caron was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1997 and fought it until her death in 2004. Caron had conventional and complementary treatments but died at her mother's house in Sevenoaks, Kent.

Last year, Gloria marked what would have been Caron's 60th birthday with an intimate dinner party alongside her loved ones and family. At the time, Gloria said: "It was a lovely day full of every kind of feeling that you can imagine. She would have loved it."

Gloria said the 15-strong party met at Caron's grave in Hever, Kent, in the evening. She said: "It's pretty dark at half seven so everybody brought a candle or a torch. I said, look, I have all the food and everything organised, all you have to do is show up and bring flowers and balloons. and that's what they did".

They later went over the road to a pub, where Gloria said Caron would have been the first to get the party started. "She used to dance down the middle of the table and I have got a very strong memory of that. You have to mark these occasions ... celebrate life as well as mourn it," she said.

Susan Knox