Dead at 85, Lee Radziwill Left Her Whole Fortune to Just One Person

Did you know Lee Radziwill once toured with The Rolling Stones, acting as a "traveling companion" to Mick Jagger in the 1970s? And were you aware she kept possession for over 50 years of a bronze eagle sculpture siphoned from Hitler's Berlin bunker at the war's end in 1945?

▬Contents of this video▬
00:00 - Intro
00:36 - Lee Radziwill's Pedigree and Upbringing
01:16 - Early Marriages and Sisterly Bonds
02:17 - The Swans, Capote, and Bitterness Towards Jackie
03:06 - Interior Design Ventures and Eventual Estrangement from Jackie
03:46 - Friendship and Eventual Estrangement from Capote
04:12 - Final Years and Death
05:00 - The Battle Over the Radziwill Fortune
06:09 - The Aftermath of the Radziwill Fortune
06:54 - Lee's Iconic Sense of Style Lives On
08:03 - Outro

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In this juicy overview, we plunge into obscure vignettes and surprising secrets of the Life of Lee Radziwill - younger sister of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and dashing society darling who ruled elite circles spanning royalty, Hollywood, Washington, and art luminaries through Eight decades.

Though she lived much in Jackie's shadow and battled privately stewing jealousy, Radziwill carved her own profound legacy as a fashion icon and sophisticated interior designer whose homes became legendary showcases of peerless style. She also conquered career ventures like acting and PR consulting with swanlike poise, earning her the admiration of writer Truman Capote - at least until a salacious tell-all melted their longtime friendship.

From growing up inprivilege on Park Avenue to friendships with the likes of Andy Warhol, Rudolf Nureyev, and sister-in-law Princess Diana, we unpeel Radziwill’s gilded yet complicated life layered with tragedy and scandals threatening her polish at key moments.

You’ll also hear surprising revelations from Radziwill’s Last Will and Testament, signed just months before her February 2019 passing at age 85. We expose heirs and amounts showing where her shockingly vast multimillion-dollar fortune landed after death - with some eyebrow-raising omissions you must hear!

Tantalizing glimpses into Radziwill’s beauty secrets, cultural influence, romantic trysts, bitter rivalries, and most dramatic crises round out this juicy glimpse into a 20th century icon. So watch now for the wild ride that was The Legendary Life of Lee Radziwill!

Dead at 85, Lee Radziwill Left Her Whole Fortune to Just One Person

[blazerebal]

I worked for Lee as her personal assistant in the 1980's. My memories of her are of her classiness and kindness.

[JudyAmey]

Makes perfect sense that she would leave her estate to her daughter.

[nancysilverman]

When I think of Lee Radziwill I still can see the Wicker Casket she was laid to rest in. Talk about Class! Even in death she remained an artist. May She Rest In Peace.

[pauljoseph]

Just did a quick search, Caroline Kennedy is reportedly worth at least 250 million. I don't know why her aunt would be expected to leave her money.

[johnclement]

I've always been fascinated by the Bouvier sisters and their personal and shared stories and histories. Lee lived very well, as did Jackie, they came from wealth and left this earth all the more financially richer, lived life to the fullest, the agony and the ecstacy, love and heartbreak, that's what life is all about. Lee lived a full life, 85 is a ripe old age. As for her $50 million dollar fortune, it's her decision who gets what, and if anything, or nothing at all, hence the phrase "last will and testament", Lee had the final word. She seemed elegant and refined, I'm sure the stones that were cast her way were part cattyness, part jealousy, part haters resorting to hate, but she had an interesting life, and made life interesting... :-)

[AP-wqdv]

Why show a picture of Caroline when you are stating her daughterTina is the sole neir

[fran-gxkf]

Lee's look is so fashionable and sophisticated on her small frame that she reminds me of a sixties' Barbie doll. ❤

[richardwait]

So she left her money to her daughter what’s the big deal

[floydkendall]

This poor woman. I feel like she was taken advantage of by her executors. I don’t understand why she didn’t just make a simple Will and say that she leave’s everything to her daughter. 😢

[SerendipityNJ]

Lifestyles of the rich and famous - I bet Lee wouldn't trade all the sorrows that Jackie has gone through - so much for jealousy.

[mpalmer]

She was a beautiful woman with a forward thinking brain.. ppl like her should be able to live forever

[SouthernNurseAndTheLaw]

I know Leigh felt that Jackie was more beautiful than she. But I disagree.She always had such a bright smile that lit her face up. Coupled with her sense of great style, Leigh had such a presence no matter what she was dressed for. As a youngster I remember seeing magazine photos of Leigh frequently. Also of Leigh and Jackie together. One an iconic photo of them after a day at the beach. Seated on the sidewalk in an out of the way area talking. They were dressed in bathing suit cover-ups . Leigh had her hair combed straight back She was tanned and gorgeous.!

[homegown]

I do remember Lee Radziwill wanting to help Jackie who lost Patrick and so invited her to sail in the ship that Aristotle owned. That is the only memory I have of Lee. I don't understand their competitiveness of Lee with Jackie which is disappointing since they both had so much class and charm. Lee did love her sister by helping her overcome the sad time of Jackie's son Patrick death. What was disturbing is Jack was nowhere to be found whch didn't help her over the pain of Jackie' Patrick's death.

[dennisthomas]

What a amazing life to have lived 😊 ... Beautiful and famous and rich ! She's dead now and all that means nothing ..
Rest in Peace

[terryhenson]

I wasn't too familiar with her, but she was beautiful and really had that great sense of style!

[agl]

Jealousy takes away energy best used to lift ourselves upward and forward. To be jealous of Jackie? Jackie who was married to a very charismatic man that also embarrassed her with his affairs. Jackie who lost three children. If her father was indeed favoring one child over another she should have focused her attentions on releasing the feelings he stirred within her. On her own she had more money than the average person. Both of these women were intelligent and able to reinvent themselves numerous times.

[claudiajarvis]

We will all die, but the question is Where will you spend Eternity/ Forever? With Jesus or alone forever and ever and ever.

[cherylbusch]

Did those two women ever eat?
How on earth did they maintain such model thin figures until their deaths?
Amazing women for fascinating reasons.

[marianicholls]

Carol thought she had a little coming😂😂

[chetyoubetya]

A beautiful apartment that must have stunk like smoke.