Tina Turner's £58m Swiss retreat will be transformed into museum by her widower

27 May 2023 , 19:05

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Tina Turner died on Wednesday aged 83 (Image: AP)

Tina Turner ’s widower is planning to transform their £58million “weekend retreat” into a museum dedicated to her life.

The sprawling property in Stäfa, Switzerland is just half an hour from the mansion on the banks of Lake Zurich which the music icon shared with her husband, Erwin Bach.

It may now be used to showcase memorabilia from the superstar’s career, Swiss newspaper Blick reports.

Queen of Rock ’n’ Roll Tina died on Wednesday aged 83, after years spent battling a string of illnesses.

Her death sparked an outpouring of tributes from around the world.

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Daughter-in-law Afida, widow of her late son Ronnie, told how the loss had come as a shock despite medical treatment having already taken its toll.

The property on the banks of Lake Zurich (MICHAEL BUHOLZER/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

French singer Afida, 46, said: “Firstly, Tina is my mother-in-law, and secondly the biggest rock ’n’ roll icon.

“I want to pay homage to the icon that she is, but equally as her daughter-in-law. [Before her death] Tina was very rarely there as she was going through medical treatment.

“But it was a shock. She is just the best and we love her.”

Tina Turner performing on stage in London in 1990 (Redferns)

Tina with her husband Erwin Bach (David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock)

Afida revealed Tina’s husband Erwin, who she married 10 years ago after a 27-year romance, is set to inherit almost half of her £200million fortune.

Erwin, 67, supported the star through a stroke just after they wed, and dona­ted one of his kidneys when she needed a transplant in 2017.

But Afida said it was not clear who would inherit the remainder of Tina’s fortune, as her sons Ronnie and Craig both died before her.

The Swiss singer during a concert in London in 1996 (Popperfoto via Getty Images)

She also claimed that while Tina had raised two of her abusive ex-husband Ike’s sons, she never adopted them.

Afida said: “As she married in Switzerland, I think around 47% will go to the spouse and the rest to the children.

“But Tina’s two children are Craig and Ronnie – she never adopted Ike Jr.

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The singer's daughter-in-law Tina Turner (Corbis via Getty Images)

Tina performing at Wembley Stadium in London in 2000 (Popperfoto via Getty Images)

“It’s just because she was with Ike that they were in the family, so the only ‘blood’ descendents are Craig and Ronnie. Today I’m the only one with the name… there are no other Turners.”

But Afida, whose husband Ronnie died of colon cancer in December, added: “I’m not here for that. I’m here to respect my mother-in-law.

“I’ve always earned my own money – no one has ever given me anything in the Turner family… that’s the Turner way, OK?”

Jeremy Armstrong