Alexander McQueen Leaves $82K to Dogs

Designer wanted to ensure companions were cared for
By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff
Posted Jul 27, 2011 9:23 AM CDT
Alexander McQueen Leaves $82K to Dogs
Alexander McQueen's 'most treasured' possession on display in the 'My Most Treasured...' exhibition at Browns during the Private View on June 9, 2008 in London, England.   (Getty Images)

Alexander McQueen really loved his dogs. The fashion designer, who committed suicide last year, left $82,000 to be put into a trust for bull terriers Minter, Juice, and Callum, to ensure they'd be well cared-for the rest of their lives. The rest of his $26 million fortune went mostly to charities, including two animal-related causes, the Guardian reports. He also left money to family members, and bequeathed $82,000 each to his two housekeepers—one of whom found him dead.

E! notes that McQueen once said, in a 2009 article, "My dogs are the only thing in the world I really trust." The Telegraph adds that after his death, police found a book on which the designer had written, "Look after my dogs, sorry, I love you." (More Alexander McQueen stories.)

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