The widow and children of snooker ace Willie Thorne are locked in a dispute over his ashes and his favourite cue. His second wife Jill Thorne, 60, a former Miss Great Britain, wants to auction the cue for Willie’s favourite cancer charity.
But his children from his first marriage, twins Tristan and Kieran, 35, and daughter Tahli, 32, want it to “remain in the family”.
Jill said that after Willie died in June in Spain aged 66 she wanted to hold a memorial in the UK then scatter his ashes. But his kids brought home his ashes after the funeral close to Torrevieja, near his home on the Costa Blanca.
Jill split from Willie last year after returning to England with a severe chest infection and was unable to attend his funeral.
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