The astronomical six-figure sum Sir Michael Parkinson left to his beloved wife Lady Mary as his will is signed off - two years after his death aged 88
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Sir Michael Parkinson left an incredible six-figure sum to widowed wife Lady Mary following his death aged 88 in 2023. The TV personality enjoyed a decades long career as one of Britain's most distinguished broadcasters and is best remembered for his legendary, self-titled chat show.
![[Two years after his death, Parkinson's will was legally signed off in January, with the presenter leaving a £308,985 fortune - reduced to £292,512 after funeral costs - to his wife]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/22/15/94393621-14313401-image-a-49_1737558667999.jpg)
Two years after his death, Parkinson's last will and testament was legally signed off in January, with the presenter leaving a £308,985 fortune - reduced to £292,512 after funeral costs - to his wife. The couple's sons Andrew, Nick and Mike had previously been appointed as executors of the will by Parkinson in 2020.
![[Some of his best known interviewees include boxer Muhammed Ali, who appeared as a guest on his show in 1974]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/22/15/94392949-14313401-Some_of_his_best_known_interviewees_include_boxer_Muhammed_Ali_w-a-46_1737558448577.jpg)
The presenter died at his family home in Bray, Berkshire on August 16, 2023 following a brief illness - eight years after beating prostate cancer. He married Lady Mary, a journalist and TV personality in her own right, in 1959, long before establishing himself as a presenter with the launch of his own chat show on the BBC in 1971.
![[Parkinson was also memorably attacked while interviewing puppeteer Rod Hull and his anarchic feathered hand puppet, Em]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/22/15/94393023-14313401-Parkinson_was_also_memorably_attacked_while_interviewing_puppete-a-47_1737558453456.jpg)
Sir Michael Parkinson left an incredible six-figure sum to widowed wife Lady Mary following his death aged 88 in 2023. Two years after his death, Parkinson's will was legally signed off in January, with the presenter leaving a £308,985 fortune - reduced to £292,512 after funeral costs - to his wife.
![[Former guest Dame Helen Mirren once called the presenter a 'sexist old fart' following their notorious interview in 1975 - her first ever chat show appearance]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/22/15/74489887-14313401-Former_guest_Dame_Helen_Mirren_once_called_the_presenter_a_sexis-a-48_1737558457410.jpg)
He presented the show until 1982 and again from 1998 to 2004 on the BBC before it switched to ITV, where it stayed until his final show aired in 2007. By then, the genial presenter interviewed more than 2,000 celebrities across four decades. Some of his best known interviewees include boxer Muhammed Ali, legendary actor Orson Welles and former Beatle John Lennon, who appeared with his wife Yoko Ono.
