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-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
700 people claim to be Prince siblings
2016-05-09
[DAILYMAIL.CO.UK]
  • [DAILYMAIL.CO.UK] Morse Genealogical Services is sifting through as many as 700 claims of people saying they are Prince's half-sibling

  • But only one looks likely to have a shot at proving she is actually a blood relative of the singer, who died last month at his Minnesota estate

  • Prince has one full-sister, Tyka Nelson, and five known half-siblings, Sharon, Norrine and John Nelson, Omarr Baker and Alfred Jackson

  • He has no surviving children from his two marriages and his parents, John and Mattie Nelson, are both dead

  • Two other half-siblings - Duane and Lorna Nelson - are also dead

  • Duane Nelson has a teenage granddaughter who is entitled to his share

  • Prince’s estate is estimated to be worth $300million, but will likely rise
Posted by:Fred

#5  They extracted DNA from Prince so they will be able to check.
Posted by: Jan   2016-05-09 19:52  

#4  700 people claim to be Prince siblings

Little wonder he was hooked on pain meds.
Posted by: Besoeker   2016-05-09 07:35  

#3  ...FWIW, the Conventional Wisdom (TM) right now is that Prince's will actually says to destroy anything that might be in the vaults at Paisley Park - and there's way too many people who stand to make way too much money off of that, so you've got people trying to figure out how to get around it. And until they do, this is what you get.

It does sound strange that Prince didn't have a will - for all his eccentricities, he was a damned smart and level-headed businessman who was VERY successful in a tough, dog-eat-dog business. For him not to have taken this one elementary precaution just doesn't make sense.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2016-05-09 05:08  

#2  Waiting for an unknown spouse to show up.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2016-05-09 04:51  

#1  What does the will say? Funny if he leaves it all to charity or his ex wives.
Posted by: Muggsy B. Hayes7004   2016-05-09 02:04  

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