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  • David Bowie Left Instructions in Will to Have Ashes Strewn in Bali

    David Bowie died on January 10 at the age of 69. The singer and actor–whose legal name was David Jones–suffered from cancer for about a year and a half before he died.

    In his will, David Bowie left explicit instructions about his estate. Nearly half will go to wife Iman. Half will be divided between his two children, Duncan Jones and Alexandria Zahra Jones.

    David Bowie even left instructions stating he wished to be cremated, and that he wanted his ashes strewn in Bali.

    In his will, which was prepared back in 2004, Bowie explained that if cremation on the island of Bali wasn’t possible, he wanted to be cremated elsewhere and have his ashes strewn there just the same.

    ABC News reports that according to David Bowie’s death certificate, his remains were cremated in New Jersey two days after he passed away.

    It’s uncertain if Iman will travel to Bali with their daughter and his son to strew the ashes or not.

    Making end-of-life wishes known often helps surviving family members during their times of grief. David Bowie likely took several things off Iman’s mind by preparing his will in such fine detail so many years ago.

  • Alexandria Zahra Jones, Daughter of David Bowie and Iman, Receives One-Quarter of Late Father’s Estate

    Alexandria Zahra Jones is the daughter of the late David Bowie and model and designer Iman. Named recently in her late father’s will, Alexandria Zahra Jones will one day be a very wealthy woman.

    According to a report from the New York Times, Bowie–whose real name was David Jones–left behind a 20-page will that was filed in Manhattan on Friday. The singer and actor was worth approximately $100 million.

    David Jones left the two penthouses he purchased in 1999 and combined, to his wife Iman Abdulmajid Jones. Of the remainder of his estate, one-quarter is left too his son from his marriage to the former Mary Angela Barnett–Duncan Jones–and one-quarter to Alexandria Zahra Jones. Iman receives one-half of the remaining estate, with the exception of money bequeathed to the family’s nanny and David Bowie’s longtime personal assistant.

    Corinne Schwab, known as Coco, was that personal assistant. She will receive $2 million. The family nanny, Marion Skene, will receive $1 million.

    David Bowie also owned a mountain retreat in upstate New York, which will go to his daughter.

    Since Alexandria Zahra Jones is only 15, her portion of her late father’s estate will go into a trust. Most trusts allow disbursements every few years at certain ages.

    David Bowie died on January 10 at his home in Manhattan of cancer. He was cremated, per his wishes, in New Jersey on January 12. Per his wishes, his ashes will be strewn in Bali, “in accordance with the Buddhist rituals of Bali.”

    Alexandria Zahra Jones will one day be an incredibly rich woman, but would likely trade the wealth for more time with her beloved father.