Shane Warne's will released as cricket legend leaves behind £12m fortune
Australian cricket legend Shane Warne has left the vast majority of his £12million estate to his three children Brooke, Jackson and Summer.
In his last will, released by the Supreme Court in Victoria on Wednesday, Warne left 31 per cent of his fortune to each of his children. His brother Jason will receive two per cent, while his niece and nephew Tyla and Sebastian will get two-and-a-half per cent each.
The Herald Sun adds that Warne wanted Jackson to have his $375,000 (£216,000) vehicle collection, which includes a BMW, Mercedes-Benz and a Yamaha Motorcycle. He left nothing to Simone Callahan, his ex-wife and the mother of his children, or British actress Liz Hurley, his ex-fiancee.
Warne tragically passed away in March last year at the age of just 52 after suffering a heart attack while on holiday in Thailand and an inventory of his assets filed with the supreme court valued his estate to be worth $20,711,013.27. (£11.95m)
Warne's assets included his luxury $6.5m (£3.75m) home in Portsea, Victoria and $2m (£1.15m) worth of personal belongings, including a jet ski.
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Shane Warne with his three children (TIM STEWART NEWS LIMITED)He also had $5m (£2.8m) in his Australian bank account, around $500,000 (£289,000) in a separate account with HSBC and almost $3m (£1.7m) worth of shares.
Warne's will was granted probate this week, meaning his executors can now divide his estate between the beneficiaries.
More than 50,000 people attended a state funeral at the Melbourne Cricket Ground to honour Warne's memory, with emotional speeches from his children, brother and father, Keith.
Warne pictured with his children at the Sydney Cricket Ground after he played his final Test for Australia (Philip Brown)There were also musical performances from Ed Sheeran, Sir Elton John, Robbie Williams and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, while cricket legends Mark Taylor, Allan Border, Merv Hughes, Nasser Hussain and Brian Lara all shared their memories of Warne
Meanwhile, former England captain Michael Vaughan believes Warne should replace the Queen on Australian ban knotes.
He tweeted a picture of a mocked bank note earlier this week alongside the caption: ‘Couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate the King Australia
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