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  • Alexandria Zahra Jones, David Bowie’s Daughter, To Inherit A Fortune From The Late Rock Icon’s Estate

    Alexandria Zahra Jones certainly is a lucky girl to have a legendary father who was loved by many and who loved her very much.

    Even in death, David Bowie showed great generosity to the people he loved and cared about. His will, which was signed in August of 2004, was finally filed on Friday afternoon in a courthouse in Manhattan. According to a report by The New York Times, the 20-page document distributes his roughly $100 million estate among his immediate family and a couple of loyal employees.

    Bowie, whose real name was David Jones, directed his executors to grant half of his fortune to his wife Iman, and the other half to his two children. The 60-year-old supermodel and businesswoman will be receiving her inheritance from Bowie’s attorneys in quarterly installments.

    Meanwhile, his eldest child, Duncan Jones will get his 25% share upfront. Duncan is a 44-year-old film director whose mother is actress Angela Barnett.

    His youngest child and only daughter, 15-year-old Alexandria Zahra Jones – or Lexi to her family and friends – will also receive $25 million, although she will have to wait until she turns 25 to gain access to it. Bowie also gave her his vacation property in upstate New York, which will also be hers on her 25th birthday.

    He also left $2 million to his long-time personal assistant Corinne “Coco” Schwab, whom he also named guardian of Lexi in the event that Iman dies before she turns 18. Duncan’s former nanny, a Swiss woman named Marion Skene also received $1 million from the will.

    Apart from the division of his fortune, David Bowie also indicated how the family is to manage his remains.

    A Buddhist for most of his adult life, Bowie requested that his body be taken to the Indonesian island of Bali and “cremated there in accordance with the Buddhist rituals.”

    “If that is not practical, then I direct that my executors shall arrange for my remains to be cremated and my ashes scattered in Bali,” the will further stated.

    The late “Changes” singer succumbed to liver cancer last month at the age of 69, just two days after the release of his album, Blackstar. He was known for being extremely low-key and private, and was rarely seen out except for when he walked his daughter, Alexandria Zahra Jones to school.

  • 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.

  • Model Iman Pays Tribute To Husband David Bowie On Social Media

    In the midst of all the shock and mourning that has taken place after the sudden death of rock icon David Bowie, his loyal wife, the Somali-American model Iman is now in the spotlight.

    Bowie – David Jones in real life – succumbed to liver cancer at the age of 69 on Sunday, after being diagnosed 18 months earlier. Just two days before his untimely passing, he celebrated his birthday and released his latest album, Blackstar.

    Signs of his secret struggle with cancer are now seen through the Twitter page of Iman, who posted several cryptic messages a few days before Bowie’s death.

    Iman regularly posts inspirational quotes with the hashtag, “imandaily” and on Saturday, she shared a particularly poignant one.

    “Sometimes you will never know the true value of a moment until it becomes a memory,” the 60-year-old model and cosmetics mogul tweeted.

    The next day, she posted another moving message that said, “The struggle is real, but so is God,” along with the caption “Rise.” The next day, David Bowie passed away.

    Iman Mohamed Abdulmajid and David Bowie had been married for 24 years. A feature done by E! chronicles the their love story and lasting marriage, which is not quite typical of celebrity couples.

    The articles describes how Bowie instantly fell in love with Iman when they met for the first time at a dinner party. The Somali-born model, on the other hand, was not too keen about hooking up with a rock star, especially having experienced being married and going through a divorce.

    A determined David Bowie proceeded to pursue her until she fell in love with him, too. “David changed my mind. He wooed me,” Iman said in a 2014 interview with The Guardian.

    Iman and David Bowie share a 15-year-old daughter named Alexandria Zahra. The Ziggy Stardust singer also has a 44-year-old son named Duncan with his first wife Angela Barnett.

  • Alexandria Jones, the Late David Bowie’s Daughter: Teen Lives Private, but Normal Life

    Alexandria Jones is, by most accounts, a normal teenager. Living a fairly private life, the teen is now mourning the loss of her dad, David Bowie. Bowie died on Sunday, following an 18-month battle with cancer that most people had no idea he was fighting.

    The daughter of the late Bowie and his wife, model and fashion designer Iman, Alexandria Jones was a surprise for the couple.

    Iman had tried several rounds of IVF to get pregnant, with no success. Heavy reports she and David Bowie were considering adoption, when she became pregnant with Alexandria. Iman already had a daughter, more than 20 years Alexandria Jones’s senior–Zulekha Haywood–from her marriage to Spencer Haywood. David Bowie had one child, a son Duncan Jones, with ex-wife Angela Bowie.

    During David Bowie’s last tour in 2013, Iman made it quite clear that she and Alexandria wouldn’t be joining him.

    “We have a 12-year-old in school,” she told the Daily Mail, “so we are stuck, we can’t travel. Our schedule is around her, so I don’t know. We’ll have to go visit him, but we won’t be on tour with him because she’s in school.”

    David Bowie and Iman were dubbed “regular parents” in their raising of Alexandria Jones, despite the fact that both earned worldwide notoriety.

    Iman will now raise Alexandria as a single mom.

    While the world mourns the passing of David Bowie, probably none are grieving as horribly as Alexandria Jones–a teen who will now grow into a woman sans the earthly guidance of her beloved father.

  • Idina Menzel, Others Honored for Charitable Work

    Idina Menzel, Iman, Claire Danes and others were honored Friday by Variety Magazine for charitable work in its “Power of Women: New York” issue.

    Other honorees Sarah Jessica Parker, Susan Sarandon and A&E President and CEO Nancy Dubac, were honored at a luncheon hosted by designer Zac Posen at Cipriani in Manhattan.

    Katie Couric, Gayle King, Josh Groban and others paid tribute at the ceremony sponsored by HTC One and FYIslo, A&E’s new television network.

    Menzel was honored for her own foundation, A BroaderWay, which assists underprivileged young girls from urban communities. She read a heart-wrenching essay by one of her students, but also made the audience laugh after her introduction by long-time friend Groban.

    “He got my name right!” she joked, referring to John Travolta‘s mispronunciation of her name at the Academy Awards this year.

    Iman shared her experiences with the Dr. Hawa Abdi Foundation which helps provide medical attention, clean water and other basic necessities for people in need in her native Somalia, from which she fled decades ago.

    “It’s amazing to me what has happened to my country. … It was once peaceful, progressive, an admirable country,” said the supermodel. “There was nothing that women could not do. Today, they are not even allowed to drive a car.”

    Sarandon was presented an award for her support of the group Hope North, which provides educational opportunities for Ugandan children of war.

    “The fact that we’re here means we are really lucky … so why do this?” said Sarandon. “It feels really good to know you have done something.”

    Danes was cited for her work with Afghan Hands, a literacy program for Afghani women, and Dubac was honored for her work with Project Rubicon/The Mission Continues, which aids military veterans.

    Finally, Sarah Jessica Parker was noted for her advocacy for the New York City Ballet.

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