Hubert De-Givenchy: Last News

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Audrey Hepburn's will - £16k to fashion icon and just two candlesticks for lover
Hollywood icon Hepburn spent her final days in hospice care before her death on January 20, 1993.It was a rush to get the actress where she wanted to be for her final Christmas, as she was unable to fly commercially due to her still recovering from surgery.Instead, her long-time friend and fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy arranged for a pal’s private jet - filled with flowers - to take her back home to Geneva, Switzerland, from Los Angeles.The pilots descended the plane slowly to reduce the pressure in a gradual way, with Hepburn’s partner Robert Wolders explaining: “She was basically on life support.”The pair had been together for 13 years, since 1980.Wolders revealed to People that Audrey was determined to make her final Christmas a special one, and arranged for special gifts to be given to her closest family.Audrey’s son Sean, Robert and Givenchy all received a special winter coat Audrey had a friend go out and buy, with Wolders telling the publication: “She said, ‘Please think of me when you wear them’.“Later on, when we went to bed, she said, ‘It was the most beautiful Christmas I ever had’.”And it became clear Audrey didn’t regret any of her recent charity work, which ensured she was working hard prior to falling ill.Can't get enough of the stars of classic Hollywood? Head to our Golden Icons page for more!Wolders said Hepburn regretted “in her last day” that she could not carry on her vital work for UNICEF “because she was very passionate about it”.He explained: “Because she had had a very busy period for UNICEF prior to her illness, in fact I said to her once, ‘Would it have been better if we hadn’t exhausted ourselves to this extent traveling as much for UNICEF as we did?’“And she was slightly perturbed and
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