Dead at 85, Lee Radziwill Left Her Whole Fortune to Just One Person

Dead at 85, Lee Radziwill Left Her Whole Fortune to Just One Person
Lee Radziwill, the free-spirited ex-princess who, like her older sister, Jacqueline Kennedy, was wealthy, ambitious, and of high social standing, recently passed at the age of 85. Lee lived a life constantly being squared against Jacqueline, who was President John F. Kennedy's wife and one of the most recognized ladies in the world. However, Lee was by herself an independent woman who was also a fashion star and global socialite who appeared on lists of the most well-dressed ladies for many years. Her interests in art, music, dancing, and poetry were well known, but she was mostly viewed as Jacqueline’s sister despite her exploits. So let's take a look at Lee's life, who all her wealth goes to now that she's passed, and all her accomplishments which were hidden behind her sister's shadow.

[@mrkkg27]

I met her in the late 80’s. She was elegant, classy and quite personable. She also is the subject of one of my more humorous interactions with the rich and famous….maybe I’ll write a book someday. RIP Princess Lee

[@annetteolson2428]

Of course she left it to her daughter. Who else do you expect her to leave it to? If she left it to someone else, then there would be a story.

[@brandyramos9372]

Jaclyn was known as a first lady. But Lee Raziwill made a name for herself. R.I.P.❤

[@sandralabelle6987]

I believe she truly loved her daughter for her lifetime and it was proven in her last Will and testament. RIP

[@umsoto100]

So sweet that Caroline was named after her.💖💝

[@lisajones385]

Thank you for a thorough tribute to a classy lady.

[@mariarivera5354]

So sad how Caroline Kennedy aged so prematurely. She endured so much grieve since her childhood. Amazing families creating so much history. Their contribution to thd country lives on after they are gone under so unfortunate sad circumstances. Life is a journey worth traveled. R I P.

[@kitty2pat]

Informative and well done. I now have a logical understanding of the source for the disharmony between the sisters. I really believe that Jacqueline suffered an emotional breakdown after the amount of tragedy she endured. I'm glad that Lee found a niche and friends who were hers!

[@reneemac111]

Very stylish and her homes were beautifully decorated.

[@danasandoval624]

She was very pretty and you could see she was elegant. I think she was more attractive than Jackie. RIP Lee

[@GingleKittyPress]

Siblings are always compared. She did right leaving wealth to her daughter keeping it in family. She was a privileged woman. Honestly there are millions of women who could do better given her fortunes and luck. RIP

[@lydialanata8714]

Glad she left it to her daughter, who any good mom would gave done so!

[@doberman1ism]

Such a beautiful and elegant woman.

[@martalefave3231]

From second best to a complete self-made success. I admire Lee very much. May she be having a beautiful life in heaven

[@SuzanneDONALDSON-zr9sk]

Lee was a beautiful woman. I have empathy for her though with always being the second fiddle to her sister. I enjoyed learning about her. She was a lovely soul.

[@bindilove3899]

They sure found money attractive. Some of the wealthy men they chased were not lookers. 😳

[@susieq2806]

I remember her. Lee was a beautiful woman like Jackie. 😊

[@karenklint5130]

Her son Anthony died of cancer in 1999. He had metastasizing cancer for five years. He died shortly after John Kennedy Jr. died.

[@Emy53]

Lee didn't need any money from Jacqueline. Lee made it on her own, and she was wealthy when she died.

[@ingenuity296]

She was very stylish, elegant and gifted.

[@dianabowan9694]

So glad you said that! I've always thought the same. Her eyes were unusually far apart. Lee was prettier.

[@ms.laterholmes2890]

Well, at least Jacqueline named her daughter after her sister❤

[@tinaterlaje483]

I always thought of her as a stunningly beautiful and very stylish lady. 😊

[@maritzadiaz8249]

I truly hope they had a relationship with Jesus. 🙏🏻

[@josephrocha142]

I get the feeling that Lee was not pleased by her daughters appearance. In that world appearance is everything.

[@kayja2949]

I always thought Lee was far more beautiful than her sister, Jackie. Thier story is reminiscent to Princess Margaret and Queen Elizabeth. Living in the shadow of an older and more famous sister has no other place to go than jealousy. Who knows what would have happened if Jack had lived, and Onnassis had been out of the picture.

[@annasillanpaa1111]

So beautiful & stylish woman. Hard to say anything else without knowing her.

[@hayleyfay4779]

Lee is more beautiful than Jackie.. in my opinion

[@stormyweather4898]

They may have started off rich but It was told they became poor by rich people's standards but had a family name. Tell the real truth about these people. especially when you still have people living who know the truth.

[@vincentjohnson3763]

Thanks enjoyed it

[@DawnClark-wj9ix]

This just shows that people are still just people.

[@denabergman6543]

RIP. Lee Raziwell. She was elegant, well read and had a lifestyle that many envied. Black Jack Bouvier left an impressionable mark on his kids. Nonetheless, the kids thrived on their own and went on to great accomplishments.

[@leslieanne7467]

One of a kind! RIP xoxo

[@Athena-le7rm]

Ill never understand how any woman could find Aristotle attractive! Money doesnt patch up a mans faults enough to make him desirable! And being born famous and rich does not make a person an Icon! They had no idea what life on earth is really about.

[@nicknatuzzi2652]

This happened years ago! Her daughter Tina, is a wonderful person!

[@despinaxenoulis5904]

So many marriages for money ...!!!

[@cdelane3335]

I love learning new things like this, it's so interesting.

[@LoveMyCoffee10]

Fascinating video, thoroughly enjoyed it … the dynamics between two sisters can be complicated … thank you!

[@ailsabyrne4152]

In my opinion, Lee is more attractive than her sister. She has a 'softer' face than Jackie.

[@krystynapoblocka758]

Wieczny odpoczynek racz jej dać Panie!

[@camilledoddridge9930]

Thank you for classy lady and family.

[@amywilkins543]

I thought she was absolutely stunning 🤩 and very, very classy ❤

[@regtowers4914]

Didn’t she have a son too?

[@eleanorbertuch135]

Great presentation 👏👏

[@shortysmilley296]

Wow! Such a fantastic story.

[@mariset3971]

She died on 15th February 2019

[@desilanni8144]

I was their travel agent, whenever they came to Palm Springs. Lee was unable to make decisions on her own.

[@desilanni8144]

I had to have her met and escorted from plane to plane to hotel.

[@albertlacanilao-gt1qi]

Very informative ❤ and thanks !

[@debrabeard1830]

She was much prettier then Jackie, it's a rough life being rich abd famous! All families have tough times and relationships aren't always easy!

[@michaelcheli5842]

She was a beautiful woman throughout her life; and very accomplished.

[@janetphillips2875]

Truman Capote....lawd have mercy

[@deboramccallum3987]

Lee was very kind when she reached out to Big and Little Edie in Hamptons. ❤

[@oldmomma56]

If you were alive in the early ‘60s you knew who she and her sister were.

[@EagleDream7777]

I think it was horrible she left her daughter when her daughter needed her. Lee's daughter lived with her Aunt, Jackie Kennedy. I think Lee Raziwill was selfish, self-centered. I didn't like the way she left a child like that. The rest is fluff.

[@phyllisanngodfrey6137]

Both sisters are American icons ❤️❤️

[@OurGodIsLove]

May God bring Ms. Lee Radziwill to Heaven! With Condolences!

[@ChristineDuval-cy5ck]

Goes to show, money can't buy you love.

[@sharonmoore3692]

I always thought she was much more interesting than her sister.

[@Waterfalls2016]

It’s uncanny at how much Jackie and my mom looked like. They could have been twins.

[@lisalking2476]

I think Onassis was after Jackie all along, only dated Lee to get closer to Jackie. She should have held more animosity tward him and not her sister Jackie 🙄 😒 😢

[@fob1xxl]

She was quite a vicious woman. She was always jealous of Jackie, especially when Onasis dated her first and then married Jackie ! She was typical of that kind of social circle. Always looking for that wealthy man to marry !

[@julie4n4lLvr]

Can you imagine being Lee and children leaving you. I wonder if it was just weight, though Lee seemed extremely thin

[@charkitte]

It must have been hard for Lee to always live in the shadow of Jacqueline Kennedy. She was just as pretty and intelligent as her sister, Jackie.

[@nancydschans1172]

Beautiful true lady ❤️

[@ecaldwell9]

She died in 2019. She didn’t just pass.

[@betmebuckwheat51]

She was much prettier than Jackie

[@dmmchugh3714]

She died 5 years ago.

[@marianicholls2741]

She had great taste. ❤

[@cathy3613]

God bless

[@adrianaguerra5482]

I liked her. A classy lady who strived to be someone within what she enjoyed. The arts! She made a name for herself despite all she went through. That says alot about a person. And finally she came out above 'til the end, a lady. Even though her daughter favored her aunt Lee still acknowledged her love for her daughter. She showed to be more forgiving. RIP

[@AnneMcKinley-ue2ft]

R I P Beautiful lady.

[@ahill4642]

She lived an interesting life it seems.

[@minekara6407]

It seems the sisters were attracted to wealth and status not dustmen

[@susannalavallee2348]

I never knew what to think of Jackie...Now i do. Lee had more class in death & outdid her sister, again.

[@gmajorspresents]

Classy woman ! 😎

[@djjamison6548]

Sorry for your loss

[@marionstout9514]

What about her other child? She had two.

[@lindaTexGal4843]

beautiful lady ⚘️

[@kellymcginnis1367]

I wonder why Carole, her daughter-in-law didn’t get anything from her well

[@bevevans8572]

How sad for her son.

[@alicebarton27]

My favorite was Jacqueline,but Lee was also, Beautiful and elegant.

[@patriciacanales892]

Lee was a Jealous Woman! never lived up to Jackie's Grace. Jealousy until she Passed.

[@beatapaolicchi4049]

Radziwił was royalty in Poland 🇵🇱

[@beckyzaugg8513]

Jackie was money oriented.

[@AlexandraWolf-ql6bi]

Too thin, too rich.

[@user-cp8tw7qi4j]

Jacqueline used her sister to shop for her in Europe and bring styles back to the USA

[@marycardillo7589]

She was a beautiful woman. She was a unique individual who did have her own life. Hurt many times she always picked the wrong mate. To be so deeply hurt by her own blood sister is something we never knew about spoiled heartless Jacqueline Wow shameful. I wish everything had gone to her daughter but she was even jealous of her Moms beauty . She made a good life for herself but no one can forget the mental and emotional pain that she felt. Her Dad was the first to omit her as he paid all attentions to her. Lee may you rest in peace. Heaven will be good to you!!!❤🙏❤️❤️

[@patriciajohnsonson8639]

Jacqueline Kennedy was famous for the men she married. Lee made a name for herself without a man. Jackie went on to do some career but Lee did more in the way of career than Jackie did.

[@nikkil764]

Black Jack was a disgrace and the Bouvier girls had to live in the shadow of his behavior. It’s not surprising that neither girl had the happy marriage they desired.

[@jusmecmp]

May this great woman Rest in Peace.

[@teresaslo]

there was a reason she was in Jackie's shadow Jackie was hard to top!'

[@ahill4642]

Lee’s daughter may benefit from bangs. 🤔

[@RosieTime_]

RIP

[@mikeomalley5407]

Just like so many single men and women who die with unexpected wealth-Lee and those like her: Do so to show to not judge people by their outside appearance (or rumors) but the person inside-which may be a surprise at their death 😜. Laughing before death thinking we fooled them all!!

[@janetphillips2875]

Onassis didnt have enough money to cover up that mug!

[@barbarabonaparte7962]

She was beautiful ❤!

[@patmilitello9910]

SHE WAS AN AMAZING LADY!

[@edithhenson6917]

I liked her! Very elegant.

[@bettygitzke4131]

What a Beautiful woman. I never thought Jackie was pretty.

[@jennifermyers66]

AUNT LEE.....SHE WAS GOOD TO ME HER HUSBAND SENT ME AWAY....