04-06-2025
Massive fortune Terry Wogan's widow left in her will revealed
Former top model Lady Helen Wogan died last year aged 88 nine years after the Irish BBC broadcasting legend passed away
The couple were married for 50 years
The massive fortune Terry Wogan's widow left in her will was almost five times more than that passed on by her husband.
Former top model Lady Helen Wogan died last year aged 88 nine years after the Irish BBC broadcasting legend passed away.
The total amount of money she bequeathed to her sons and daughter was revealed in documents signed off by the High Court last week.
According to the figures published by The Sun, Lady Wogan left a total of £4,948,334 (approx €5,819,000).
After costs and fees, this was reduced by £31,000 to £4,917,989.
She also left two tax-free gifts, in the form of £850,000 to son Alan, named as an executor on the estate, and £750,000 to daughter Katherine.
The rest of the money and her possessions were split between all three living children, including son Mark.
The couple were married for 50 years
Each of Lady Wogan's grandchildren will be the beneficiaries of a £100,000 trust that was set up for to be made available to them when they turn 25.
Lady Wogan, who was married to the late broadcaster for more than 50 years, signed her final will in February 2023, seven years after her husband had died in 2016 aged 77.
Sir Terry, who thought to be worth £20million at the height of his career, passed on £1million in his estate.
Lady Helen Wogan and Sir Terry in 2015
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In a tribute to a 'beautiful' mother and grandmother as he announced her passing, son Mark wrote about her 'fantastic life.'.
'From a young Irish rose to Lady Wogan, she was the epitome of style and grace,' he wrote.
'A Mother, Grandmother and Wife, with love and kindness at her core. A strength and a belief that saw her through many of life's trials.
'A sense of humour and a turn of phrase that would have you in fits of laughter.
'A proper lady in every sense of the word. Her and Dad are hopefully sharing a vodka martini and hoping we don't make too much of fuss. We love you Mum, now and forever.'
Lady Wogan was a top Irish model in the 1960s born in a Dublin suburb and she met her husband while he was an up-and-coming star on Irish radio.
The pair, both born in Ireland, married in a local parish church in Dublin in April 1965.
Between 1993 and his semi-retirement in December 2009, Sir Terry's BBC Radio 2 breakfast show drew in an average of eight million listeners.
Sir Terry died just months after hosting his final show on Radio 2, during which he revealed he had prostate cancer. His health issues led to his withdrawal from presenting Children In Need later that month.
Following his death, the BBC renamed Radio 2's studios Wogan House as a mark of respect.
