George Michael leaves his £10m London pad to his favourite older sister
GEORGE Michael left his £10million London mansion to his favourite older sister.
Hairdresser Melanie Panayiotou, 55, is said to have already moved into the house as she organises the star’s funeral.
Sources say the private funeral near the property in Highgate, North London, could be as soon as today.
George will be buried next to his beloved mother Lesley, who died in 1997. The overgrown plot has already been spruced up in preparation.
George’s eldest sister Yioda, 57, is also expected to get a large slice of his estimated £105million fortune.
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A source said: “George was very close to his whole family but he had a particularly special bond with Melanie, who was by his side at the height of his fame.
“She adores the Highgate house, one of the first he bought.
“They shared some wonderful times there and it has a special place in her heart. Melanie is staying there at the moment while she organises the funeral.”
Cousin Andros Georgiou, 54, told The Sun on Sunday that George’s lover Fadi Fawaz had snubbed the family since the star’s death from natural causes on Christmas Day aged 53.
Fadi, 43, who found George dead in bed, is living in his £5million house in Regent’s Park.