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The Butler Did It!: The Legal Battle Over the Estate of Doris Duke
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- Опубликовано: 17 июн 2018
- Don Howarth and Suzelle M. Smith lectured at Lady Margaret Hall on their handling of what Hollywood called "the greatest will contest of all times." When the tobacco heiress Doris Duke, "the richest little girl in the world," died, her will left her $1.5 billion estate in the control of her butler. Mr. Howarth and Ms. Smith were hired to challenge the will and their representation resulted in the removal of the opposing trustees, the preliminary executor, and a major banking institution. Their work ultimately resulted in the appointment of the firm's client as a trustee of the Duke Estate.
The late Doris Duke story still fascinates today in 2019.
the will
Duke Farms is nearby in Hillsborough NJ. Also just mentioned Falcon’s Laire was knocked down. Sad 🥲 Rough Point up in Newport RI is open to the public. Built for Fredrick Vanderbilt.
Isn't Duke farms also open to the public?
What Irony Ms. Duke had the foresight to hire this pair of attorneys. They saved her legacy and put things right.🙏🙏🙏
The butler clearly did it. He scared me to death. She was the nicest woman I ever met. She and I hit it off when I was a young 17 year old girl. Ms. Duke alway’s called my mom and asked if she'd mind if she could see me. My mom loved her so much and they even spoke about humanitarian aid and Ms Duke helped my mom who devoted her life to humanitarian aid all over the world. My grandfather made pearls for her one of a kind. It was shocking when she asked my mother about a set of pearls she was wearing. That's when we learned of that as my grandfather was the man who made one of a kind design jewelry introducing pearls to the Japanese made so many different styles for many. He also was the one if you're wearing an Eternity band made the first in the world. I'm really happy I have the first he made. Ms Duke became a very important part of my life and certain decisions I'd ask her advice for. It breaks my heart what the state of New Jersey has been endlessly doing to her estate the grounds that she loved so dearly her amazing trees she had flown in from Africa and planted so perfectly. I'll often go quietly and just sit and remember those wounderful moments memories of having the pleasure of knowing the real woman behind certain people's beliefs. There's so many things people aren't aware of that she deserves credit for and the state has some nerve damaging what truly could have been a fantastic historical history lesson and more. I miss her dearly. Was she close to her family? I'll never speak regarding that. She in fact lived very down to earth often she'd even randomly leave her house and enjoy the people who came to visit her beautiful green houses. I remember the first time I saw her do it and the faces of shock and amazement on people's faces. She wasn't what people assumed she was in any sense or did she care much for having to be private protected 247. I remember a real woman human being. Money is nice but there's many things it can't buy it can't bring joy and happiness
She often said certain thing's like that to me. I can say I am greatful for certain part's of the 80’s and when she suddenly passed away I was on the road. I thank her for the advice she gave me on that one as well. Wonderfully dressed alway’s Ms Duke looked even in her long flowing dressed she'd wear relaxing and her lovely spots wear. She brought me my frist amazing Ralph Lauren sweater. I cherish every moment good or sad when around her.
I feel for her and Barbara Hutton the most. They were vulnerable to vultures.
the doctors did it
What do you think of the Lauren Bacall movie? I would have enjoyed it more if it had focused more on her fairy tale life. She spent her father's money and made lots of her own Imelda marcos in contrast spent the money she robbed from the people, poor people
Amazing story. Extremely captivating. Both of you are incredibly capable and honest. Thank you.
This was excellent - such thorough investigative work. I always wanted to learn the details of how Lafferty gained his power and what happened to him. Thank you.
Good presentation. Very unfortunate how Miss Duke’s life ended. She did use the money she inherited for the good of mankind. I live in Rhode Island and she saved many historical properties. I feel Miss Duke would be pleased of the outcome of her inheritance.
That’s not what I heard. I heard she didn’t do anything that didn’t benefit her first. She didn’t even like to give financial compensation when it was appropriate.
@@sewmeonekenobi639 there’s proof how many millions she gave to various causes.
Such a sad story! 😢. Another poor little rich kid living in a glass menagerie!
Very interesting. Thank you for the post.
So interesting. I’m so glad I watched this.
Thank God there are good honest people in the world. It never fails to astound me how wickedness can prevail, the minute money comes on the scene. Great job guys! That poor woman. I use the word poor because she was poor of love, family, friends and good people. She didn't deserve this. No one does. God rest her soul.
Poor woman? She stabbed her second husband and then ran over and murdered her last best friend and had her attys insist the police only ask four questions of her. Watch this one, the host is fairly obnoxious but she murdered her last best friend and got away with it: ruclips.net/video/z5CrzRPb6TM/видео.html Glad I wasnt a friend of hers!
@@FastingStarChanelNo5 You don't like Simon? Ya gotta like him for something, he has about 2 dozen channels.
@@UNUSUALUSERNAME220 This was a while back and I dont have time to watch the whole video again. But hey if I thought he was obnoxious, it's no big. Drop me a link to one of is channels pls. You know who I LOVED tho - Dominick Dunne. Thx for the reply.
@@FastingStarChanelNo5If he's not your cup of tea I can respect that. Anyway, he is rather obnoxious and his videos are cookie cutter versions of each other, he grates on my last nerve sometimes too! He does have some interesting topics though, I mean he did do a video on Doris Duke. Simon Whistler is his name, if you search that you'll get a look at his many channels and stories. I don't know Dominick Dunne. I just know the writer Dominick Dunne.
@@UNUSUALUSERNAME220 Yes we all have our individual tastes & opinions. I'll look him up soon. DD is the writer I'm referring to, did many books on the wealthy and their undoings, wrote a great book on the Von Bulow case. Has a channel on here, I miss the guy.
I'll never forget the Duke's. I've been on Duke Energy all my life.
Well done! I wish you were involved with Duke Farms. It is being dismantled little by little and will not resemble anything that Miss Duke and JB Duke had created. The place they both loved and called home. Almost smacks of fiscal impropriety. You have Miss Duke portrayed quite well. I was fortunate and she was always gracious to me. Former Sergeant Duke Farms Police Dept. - Residence Detail.
Wow! What a story. Great job.🙏🙏🙏
Very educational and enlightening to know what really happened to the Doris Duke Estate. Than you for sharing thus video.
I don’t think JBD died in 1912. Doris was born in 1912. JBD died in 1924, when Doris was 12.
Incredible! Thank you for posting!
This is a FASCINATING story of Doris Duke.
Great kecture, thanks for posting ! I had never heard of her.
What’s up? No comments? I’ll say this is a pretty interesting lecture. But we don’t want lectures. We want a true documentary type video with photos and narration. 👌
Kathy Lucas I’m looking for something similar. I’m English so I was expecting a BBC style drama!
I first watched the Dr Phil interviews with the “twin heirs”. I’m trying to learn how this all fits together....
How are the Twin Heirs ?
I totally Agree ..I wonder why there is not a great documentary or a stacks of pictures or footage of her anywhere ...🙏
I had watched the HBO film "Bernard and Doris." I did suspect it wasn't as rosy as that film portrayed. I do believe that justice was served in this case. However, being Irish, I do take offense to my nationality being included in a list of slurs describing Bernard. Also, I'm sure butlers would not feel elevated by the implication of the sentence Ms. Smith repeated several times. The repetition of the slurs marred an otherwise very interesting and enlightening presentation.
The lady lawyer is something of the sort of cold shark she describes in the Lafferty crowd. She and her husband took Duke on as a client with the understanding Duke would be grossly overcharged.
@@timothysullivan6790 what is a lady lawyer?
@@lisareed5669 Alliterative, Lisa.
If they are such great litigators why are they going around making money off a woman who died over 20 years ago? Some of their alternative facts are hilarious.
Two great lawyers and wonderful speakers. I admired Miss Duke, she did not deserve such a sad ending to her life.
She murdered her gay companion when he told her he was leaving to the west coast. Her story chanted several times. She got away with it because she paid off the town and th epeople who lived there. She was an intersting person, but had a dark side and her dark side killed her gay friend...she is not to be admired.
@@JacindaChaney Not thinking his being gay mattered hugely - but hell yes she murdered him and as you say, thanks to her money/power she walked away like nothing happened - the whole case was being swept under the rug.
My father always said wealth comes from the heart, although she was rich in materials boy she was truly bankrupt.
Thank you for the fascinating presentation!!!
She had so much money and beautiful objects but never felt loved
fascinating....tyfs
Amazing talk !!!! Chandi heffner spends a lot time in India.
Great story.
When was this aired on your you tube channel? I can’t believe you only have 4 likes!
Take a look now ..
It saddens me that even after Miss Dukes passing those closest her didn’t fulfill her wishes. In particular Bernard Lafferty… US Trust is or was an absolute disgrace! Thank heaven there are professionals that swear to the oath they took like the fantastic attorneys
Still interesting 2022
Where did the nephew and the twins come from?
I think the nephew was the son of Doris' half brother her mothers son
I have not seen Suzelle in 27 years but she looks exactly the same. Still beautiful as ever!
Correction, Megan the Dutchess is not from the South at all, she's from Canada 18:38
no, she is American, from California... she is not a Canadian (thank goodness!!)
She's from the south of Canada and has moved to the south of California.
Absolutely Fascinating. Truth well told.
Wow, this was actually very interesting, and very well explained. High class lawyers. And I love her outfit.
I enjoyed this throughly. Enjoy hearing lawyer describing things as only lawyers can do.
I learned a few years ago that Miss Duke was a member of First Baptist Church in Nutley, New Jersey, she gave a large monetary gift to the church. Are there any direct descendants of the Duke empire !!
Yes. The duke twins.
Walker Patterson Inman III, and Georgia Inman.
Money does not equal heaven.
Being poor doesn't either😢
Great lecturers. Thanks for the upload. After reading Doris Duke Bios and thinly veiled novels this was a treat.
And, I’m certain that those drug pushing doctors and lawyers did Lafferty in.
Karma’s a bitch, guys.
Who are Georgia & Patterson Inman, the Duke heir twins?
Suzi Monkey yes ! Doctor Phil actually just had them on his show speaking about their father burning through the money in heroin and how they were locked up in a basement and fed their own shit... very very horrible these people are evil
Ms Bella that’s who that was??!!
Screw charities and executors. I would have singled-out a cute, studly NEPHEW to keep that generational wealth GOING!
What about the adopted daughter did she get anything? I didn't hear them talking about that. Really good documentary
She was (un)adopted. That's how the will stated it.
It really fascinates me what the foundatuon did to the rest of her assets the 4 homes of doris duke in France, new york, los angeles and in New Jersey we're either sold or demolished, the majority furnitures, artworks, antiquettes, and the jewels we're sold in 2-3 auction house in the early 2000s. Some of the artworks and antiquettes we're donated to many museums. I love this lecture and the lawyers did great thing in protecting the estate, i wonder they said there is sex in this lecture but they did not said a thing about it.😂🤣🤣🤣
Rubbish.....Rough Point and Shangri La are still owned by Duke's foundation and still retain her belongings and are open to the public. She didn't have a residence in France.
@@mehdontcare100 LOL what i have said are true i think you need to do more research and both mansion that are turned into museums are manage by two different management.😂😂😂
@@riverafranzjethrod.5272 Rough Point is managed by Newport Restoration Foundation and Shangri La is run by the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art (DDFIA), both foundations founded by Duke before and after her death. She still had no home in France. Your comments that all of her homes were sold or torn down are not true. Falcon Lair was sold and subsequently torn down by new owners. and the main house at Duke Farms was torn down. Two of her homes are still standing as they were when when she was alive, owned by foundations she founded.
Did you even listen? She dis-adopted the girl for having sex with the security guard lol
The movie I watched today about Doris Duke and her Butler was nothing like what they are talking about here. Crazy situation and very interesting
Imelda Marcos and Doris were BBFF. real rich beauty.
the ny mansion was donated by miss duke and her mother in the 50s; her ny residence was a penthouse in Times Square. The hugette clark estate battle is funnier I think
Moral of the story? Don't buy more shoes than you need
What an unpleasant operator the lady lawyer is herself. Though she does tell a good story. Ultimately Duke’s father’s advice to Doris was sound.
AND - the MURDERERS were never punished. BUT - the wealth that keeps paying everyone was largely preserved.
And some advice to the lady lawyer: sleeves.
🤡🤡🤡
People nowadays only care about current stars.
I prefer old Hollywood type stories at least the people are REAL NOT ACTORS
I FEEL LIKE DORIS NEVER HAD TRUE LOVE AND HAPPINESS OR PEACE
TOO BAD JESUS COULD OF SAVED HER
k r Can you recommend any good books, documentaries, films etc on Doris and the family history?
"could of" (smh)
Get real,
I will she would stop saying 'drunken Irish butler and Irish butler'. She seems to want to put some kind of class label on the story.
Calling a spade a spade🤷🏻♀️
I absolutely agree. She repeated it many times and makes me feel like being Irish is somehow suspect.
@@mrichards7849 .. Ohh come now, ~ is there anyone who doesn't know the Irish have a reputation for being heavy drinkers or at least just drinkers ?
@@QueenlySweetpea oh come now do you not see that it's a slur, it's also incorrect I might add. It's a stereo type originally used to dehumanize and demonize the Irish. It's disgraceful that in this day and age this type of prejudice is acceptable as a bloody Fact.
OMGOODNESS,,,ARE YOU IRISH?? The butler was Irish and a known alcoholic ..Everyone so sensitive about the smallest things ..and YOU END UP LOSING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PRESENTATION ..SMH
Absolut Sharks
How can l know if the Amboy Duke's Are Minor Celeb's of a Different variety ( A brother from a Different Mother.)?
Patricia
I am glad you said this
About 40 years ago I had a newspaper article about JB Duke having a trial for bastardy in which his maid had a child by him
The maids last name was Andrews
I have lost the article or hid it from myself
Now I cannot find anything about it
I can see them arguing a case.
Ms. Smith needs to take more care in choosing her words. First calling Ms Markle a Princess or Dutchess who likes to hug people then minutes later call the President a potty mouth because she wanted to use colourful language and put the onus on the president who does not swear.
AND you need to take more care in making pronouncements and denunciations about topics in which you clearly have no interest of truthful reality. Trump doesn't/didn't "swear?" Have you never listened to one of his "rallies?" During which every obscenity in the English language spewed from his rancid, sewer mouth? Try reading a newspaper and stop watching Fox Faux news for half an hour. And as for Megan Markle, your comment is simply specious.
SMH....
What an unexpected surprise to see the two dedicated people in the justice EFFORTS of the "DORIS DUKE" MYSTERY. Unfortunately, I see the same actors of "Good Will" playing to the audience. Although the description of her history may be true of fact, you left out huge gaps to fit your best interest. I believe there are lawyers out there that truly fight for justice with or without financial incentives. I believe there are few there to serve with the later. The scandal that surrounded Doris Duke in last months of her life was the last of many she endured throughout her incredible life. Subject to interpretation, Howarth and Smith put themselves as self proclaimed saviors presenting themselves as angels with a halo and earned wings. Only due to the personal knowledge and experience these two are truly all about and how they operate, I am appalled to hear their omissions, dismiss the truth and bypass revealing their unethical practices for their own financial incentives. If I had an invitation to participate in this discussion, these two would be embarrassed, ashamed and shed light on the true skill of these types of lawyers that get the job done at any cost. LIES, LIES, LIES....but it was entertaining. Maybe next time you will speak the truth and not omit and bypass the important and revealing information the public should know, not just what self serving statements you wish them to know. I watched the body language and facial expressions of the two of you, the deception was obvious to me because of the truth you refuse to tell. For the sake of justice, the real events that occurred and specifics can be traced back in real documents, not the words of Howarth and Smith. They should be disbarred for their unethical practices.....YOU KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT! SOME PEOPLE NEVER CHANGE. ENJOY THE PROCEEDS FROM YOUR EVIL WAYS.
This lawyer is very anti Irish with her denigrating adjectives describing Bernard Lafferty! Laverty couldn't have been so stupid if he could get control of Doris Duke's estate.
Annoying! She keeps putting and taking her glasses off!
well we'll well YESHUA said..what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and to loose his soul....and to let the dead bury the dead....that it was easier for a rich man to pass through the eye of a needle than to enter the kingdom of heaven....i wonder did she hear the Gospel and choose to recieve the love of the truth ? YESHUA (JESUS) said you cannot serve two masters mammon and GOD...shalom
The chick can’t speak then she can’t remember the name of her second husband, huh ?
What chick ?
Is this the Po' Lil' Rich Girl?
That's Barbara Hutton. The Woolworth heiress.
Stating that people, including you, can interject foul language in a presentation because the president at the time had a “potty mouth” is beyond immature. Just because a president has no class and even less respect for decent folks in front of whom he speaks does not mean that others should follow suit. Absolutely, amazingly ludicrous. (I’m commenting on the concept and the irrational conclusion you’ve drawn-and not the particular word “arse,” which I don’t think is particularly bad or crude.)
EUROPEAN AMERICAN ROYAL ESTATES LAWS OUT RANK GOVERNMENT 100% AND ESTATE LAWS OUT RANK GOVERNMENT OPINIONS AND ANY OF THEIR ATTEMPTS OF DEVERTING THE FACTS OF ROYAL ESTATE LAWS, POLITICIANS AND GOVERNMENT PEOPLE CAN GET ARRESTEED, EVEN IF THEY WERE IN ANY BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT OR ANY TYPE OF GOVERTNMENT INFULUENCES
@tony chase, what are youtalking about.
What?
Why does this woman keep emphasizing that the butler was irish? I don’t know, racist much?
the royal protocol of my identity has been in the media since i was born and it shows who my biological mother and father are and people denying my identity can be arrested , i am the owner of my mother and father estates and my grandfathers estates forever, and people are obligated to mention who i am every time they talk about my mother and father and my grandparents , if they don't they must shut down all lectures and all events, it is obligations of laws to mention who i am!!!!!!!!!!!
Wtf are youtalk8ng about?
Crazy much?
@@JacindaChaney😂😂😂😂