Just prior to Christmas, the nine beneficiaries named in Karl Lagerfeld‘s will received a missive from the Monaco notary Henry Rey confirming that the authorities of the principality had ratified the inventory of the late fashion designer's estate. But early this year, the executor of Lagerfeld's will sent a second letter informing them that an anonymous member of the designer's family was contesting its terms.
This last-minute intervention has left the potential heirs of Chanel's former creative