McQueen leaves £50,000 to dogs

McQueen, 40, bequeathed another £50,000 to each of his two housekeepers, one of whom found him hanged in a wardrobe in his Mayfair flat nearly 18 months ago.

But he left most of his money to his favourite charities, including Battersea Dogs and Cats Home in south London and the London Buddhist Centre.

McQueen left £16,036,500 when he hanged himself after taking a cocktail of cocaine, sleeping pills and tranquillisers on February 11 last year, the day before his mother Joyce’s funeral.

The designer’s will includes provision for £50,000 to be put into a trust for the upkeep of his dogs for the rest of their lives.

McQueen also bequeathed £50,000 to his godson and each of his nieces and nephews, and £250,000 to each of his three sisters and two brothers.

Four charities received £100,000 each with the remainder placed in a trust for his Sarabande charity.