DOUBLE SH0CK – BBC News veteran George Alagiah, 67, Di3s after 10-year Canc3r battle – BUT his WILL leaves his Family in Silent Disbelief!
BBC legend d13d penniless as he left wife meagre sum despite huge wage for years
George Alagiah tragically d13d in July 2023 at the age of 67 after a 10-year battle with b0wel cncer.
George Alagiah: BBC News host d13s aged 67 in 2023
The late BBC newsreader George Alagiah left a modest £49,000 to his wife and family in his will. He sadly passed away on 24 July 2023 at the age of 67, following a ten-year battle with b0wel cncer. The will of the former News at Six presenter revealed that George had £49,387 to his name at the time of his d3ath. His widow Frances Alagiah, who is the sole executrix, received this sum. The couple were married for 39 years and have two sons, Adam and Matthew.
According to the BBC, he earned between £335,000 and £399,999. The corporation discloses the salaries of its highest paid stars, and these figures were released just two weeks before his passing. The will stipulates that if his wife were to predecease him, his sister Miriam Christine Denington would become the guardian of his children, as reported by Needs To Know. George then named his four sisters and sister-in-law as his trustees, each receiving an equal share of his estate, reports the Mirror. The respected journalist and presenter also expressed his wish to be cr3mated.
George left his wife Frances only £49,000 in his will (Image: undefined)
George Alagiah passed away from b0wel cncer in 2023 (Image: PA)
The will of George Maxwell Aligiah read: “I appoint my wife Frances Alagiah to be Sole Executrix of this my will but if she shall have d13d in my lifetime or before proving my Will or shall renounce probate or be unable or unwilling for whatever reason to prove my will then I appoint as alternate Executors and Trustees of my Will my sister-in-law Helen Robathan and my sister Miriam Christine Denington and I declare that the person or persons who shall prove my will are hereinafter referred to as ‘my trustees’.
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“My trustees shall have the power to invest as freely as if they were beneficially entitled. My trustees shall have the power to insure any asset of my estate on such terms as they think fit and to pay premiums out of income or capital. To use any insurance money received to restore the asset or if this is not possible to apply it as if it were the proceeds of its sale.
“My trustees may use the income or capital of my estate for or towards the cost of maintaining or improving freehold or leasehold property forming part of my estate. My trustees shall have the power in exercising the statutory power of appointing new trustees to appoint a professional person or trust corporation at such remuneration and on such other terms as shall be agreed.
“The Last Will and Testament of Maxwell Alagiah was proved and registered before the High Court of Justice. The Administration of George’s estate is granted by this court to the following Executor of Frances Alagiah. The application has stated that the gross value of the estate in the United Kingdom amounts to £49,387.00 and the net value amounts to £49,387.00.”
The broadcaster has been a familiar face on BBC News at Six since 2007. George received a diagnosis of b0wel cncer nine years ago and underwent 17 rounds of chemotherapy and five operations in 2014 to combat the disease, which had spread to his liver and lymph nodes.
The father-of-two resumed work in April after his treatment, attributing his job with “keeping energised and motivated”. However, just six months later in October, he informed viewers that he needed to step back, stating, “It’s back to the tough stuff” upon learning that the disease had returned.
