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    MYSTERY OF KARL’S MILLIONS

    Jun 26, 2020 4 minutes
    COMPILED BY LINDSAY DE FREITAS

    A MISSING accountant, seven squabbling humans, a treasured godchild and one pampered cat.

    This is the cast of characters embroiled in the complicated mess that the estate of one of fashion’s most flamboyant and controversial figures has turned into.

    At stake is the fortune Karl Lagerfeld amassed during nearly four decades at the forefront of global design. He was the creative director of fashion houses Fendi and Chanel, owned his own fashion line, and had lucrative contracts with brand giants

    Coca-Cola and Diesel. But even the value of his estate is now in dispute: some claim it’s worth €200 million (R3,9 billion), others that it’s closer

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