Cilla Black leaves behind staggering £15 million fortune to her three sons

Robert, 45, Jack, 35, and Ben, 41, will receive over £3million  each after paying £5.95million inheritance tax

Cilla Black leaves behind staggering £15 million

Cilla Black has left behind a £15.2 million fortune.
The star, who tragically passed away in August, has left the sum to her three sons Robert, 45, Jack, 35, and Ben, 41, in her will, The Sun reports.
This means that each of the late star's three children will receive just over £3million after paying a £5.95million inheritance tax.
However, due to her £2million Spanish mansion and £1.5million Barbados penthouse, the trio are expected to get slightly more as they are no included as part of her UK estate.

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Beloved boys: Cilla's sons Robert, Jack and Ben Willis

In addition to her three sons, Cilla has also left £20,000 to her housekeeper Penny Walker.
According to reports, the star saw the employee as "part of the family" after working for her for more than three decades.

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Cilla passed away back in August

"[Cilla] adored her sons and treated Penny as part of the family," a source told the tabloid.
Shortly after her death, a coroner ruled that Cilla's death was accidental after she suffered a traumatic head injury in a fall.

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Cilla's death was accidental after she suffered a traumatic head injury in a fall

After recording the 72-year-old's name as Priscilla Maria Veronica Willis, the coroner described how her eldest son Robert discovered his mum on the terrace of her Costa del Sol luxury villa in Estepona, at 5.30pm on August 1.
The tumble was unwitnessed, the coroner said, who made no mention of the stroke she suffered.
Mr Rebello told suited Robert, Jack and Ben: "She's your mum and her death is a very private and personal matter.

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Cilla's funeral was laid to rest in a private ceremony at Allerton Cemetery alongside her parents

"We've all got one mum and it is right that you grieve and you remember. Far more important is that you celebrate her life.
"Your mum was far more than just your mum - she was a daughter of Liverpool and she was celebrated and loved by all in Liverpool.
"That will be part of her abiding memory and memorial.

 

"You will have personal and private memories of her as a mum, it is these memories, the normal family events, the loved shared and the love given, which will be her abiding memory for this generation and future generations yet to be born.
"Continue to celebrate her life and ensure you'll be given privacy to come to terms with this tragic loss."

Culled from The Mirror
Cilla's funeral was held at St Mary’s Church, Woolton, where