{"id":349393,"date":"2011-03-30T07:34:15","date_gmt":"2011-03-30T07:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/30\/elizabeth-taylor-leaves-rumoured-1bn-fortune-as-jewels-to-be-auctioned-off\/"},"modified":"2011-03-30T07:34:15","modified_gmt":"2011-03-30T07:34:15","slug":"elizabeth-taylor-leaves-rumoured-1bn-fortune-as-jewels-to-be-auctioned-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/30\/elizabeth-taylor-leaves-rumoured-1bn-fortune-as-jewels-to-be-auctioned-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Elizabeth Taylor leaves rumoured $1bn fortune as jewels &#8216;to be auctioned off&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"96.521185267239\">\n<!-- google_ad_section_start(name=s2) --><\/p>\n<p>\nBy<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/home\/search.html?s=y&#038;authornamef=Jody+Thompson\" rel=\"nofollow\">Jody Thompson<\/a><br \/>Last updated at 8:34 AM on 30th March 2011<\/p>\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/3717524c730_233x399.jpg.jpg\" width=\"233\" height=\"399\" alt=\"Dazzling: Elizabeth Taylor wearing the famous Burton-Taylor diamond in 1970\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dazzling: Elizabeth Taylor wearing the famous Burton-Taylor diamond in 1970<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>She will forever be associated with playing Cleopatra, the Egyptian queen so rich she bathed in ass&#8217;s milk &#8211; and now it appears that Elizabeth Taylor had a fortune of pharaonic proportions herself. <\/p>\n<p>The Oscar-winning star left a fortune estimated at up to $1bn (\u00a3625m) &#8211; one of just 14 women in the world to have become self-made billionaires.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor became famous for the massive jewels she wore &#8211; valued at worth $150m as far back as 2002 &#8211; but even when they weren&#8217;t gifts from her husbands including Richard Burton, she could afford to treat herself.<\/p>\n<p>She was paid $4m &#8211; the equivalent of $47m today &#8211; to star with Burton in Cleopatra then went on to become one of the biggest names in perfume.<\/p>\n<p>Her joint fragrance venture with cosmetics firm Elizabeth Arden launched in 1991 and including the famous scent White Diamonds has since amassed a combined $1bn (\u00a3625).<\/p>\n<p>The Independent also reports that Taylor had a portfolio of real estate valued in excess of $150m, including her ranch-style home in Los Angeles.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/cbb20c61530_233x423.jpg.jpg\" width=\"233\" height=\"423\" alt=\"Riches: Taylor - seen here playing Cleopatra with future husband Richard Burton - had a personal fortune to rival the queen\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Riches: Taylor &#8211; seen here playing Cleopatra with future husband Richard Burton &#8211; had a personal fortune to rival the queen<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>However, despite her own wealth, she dedicated her life to making money to help others &#8211; raising $270m for her AIDS Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>More yet could be raised with the auction of her \u00a3150million jewel collection at Christie&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>It includes a ruby and diamond Cartier necklace from husband Mike Todd and the 33.19-carat Krupp diamond from her fifth husband, Richard Burton, as well as the famous 69.42-carat pear-shaped Burton-Taylor diamond which cost over $1m in 1969.<\/p>\n<p>People Magazine reports that the London-based auction house is to put the impressive array of diamonds, gems and pearls under the hammer.<\/p>\n<p>However, Christie\u2019s has yet to confirm whether the proceeds from the auction will be donated to charity.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of her estate meanwhile is expected to be shared among Taylor&#8217;s four children.<\/p>\n<p>However, who her future earnings will go to remains unclear.<\/p>\n<p>One friend was quoted as saying: &#8216;The one thing she didn&#8217;t do was understand that, much like Elvis and Michael Jackson, she might be worth more in death.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Taylor passed away last week at the age of 79.<\/p>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_end(name=s2) --><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/3717524c730_233x399.jpg-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Continued here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-1371414\/Elizabeth-Taylor-leaves-rumoured-1bn-fortune-jewels-auctioned-off.html?ITO=1490\" title=\"Elizabeth Taylor leaves rumoured $1bn fortune as jewels 'to be auctioned off'\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Elizabeth Taylor leaves rumoured $1bn fortune as jewels &#8216;to be auctioned off&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Jody Thompson Last updated at 8:34 AM on 30th March 2011 Dazzling: Elizabeth Taylor wearing the famous Burton-Taylor diamond in 1970 She will forever be associated with playing Cleopatra, the Egyptian queen so rich she bathed in ass&#8217;s milk &#8211; 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The Oscar-winning star left a fortune estimated at up to $1bn (\u00a3625m) &#8211; one of just 14 women in the world to have become self-made billionaires. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-349393","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-business"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Elizabeth Taylor leaves rumoured $1bn fortune as jewels &#039;to be auctioned off&#039; - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/30\/elizabeth-taylor-leaves-rumoured-1bn-fortune-as-jewels-to-be-auctioned-off\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Elizabeth Taylor leaves rumoured $1bn fortune as jewels &#039;to be auctioned off&#039; - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"By Jody Thompson Last updated at 8:34 AM on 30th March 2011 Dazzling: Elizabeth Taylor wearing the famous Burton-Taylor diamond in 1970 She will forever be associated with playing Cleopatra, the Egyptian queen so rich she bathed in ass&#039;s milk - and now it appears that Elizabeth Taylor had a fortune of pharaonic proportions herself. 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