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Mystery plaintiff challenges Karl Lagerfeld’s will, but pampered cat can rest easy


Relatives shut out of €200m fortune have reportedly received letters from executor saying will could be overturned

The late German-born Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld was famously precise, exacting and known to hold a grudge, but his final wishes concerning the beneficiaries of his vast fortune could now be overturned beyond the grave in a looming court battle.

Seven years after Lagerfeld’s death from cancer, an unnamed plaintiff has come forward to challenge the haute couture titan’s last will and testament.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/feb/08/mystery-plaintiff-challenges-karl-lagerfeld-will-pampered-cat-choupette

Author : Deborah Cole in Berlin

Publish date : 2026-02-08 12:45:00

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