Dame Vivienne Westwood ‘surrendered control of £68m business empire days before death’
Dame Vivienne Westwood reportedly surrendered control of her £68 million business empire to a close designer friend and her third husband days before her death. The ‘Godmother of Punk’, who died on Thursday (29.12.22) aged 81, gave the reigns of her clothing company to fellow designer Jeff Banks, 79, Mail Online has reported. Jeff is now a director of Vivienne Westwood Ltd, according to a filing to Companies House on December 22, with the firm holding cash and assets of more than £50 million. On the same day, Vivienne’s third husband Andreas Kronthaler, 56, was made a director and secretary of...