Sir Stirling Moss’s son is contesting his widow Lady Susie’s final will, alleging undue influence over its signing
The family of the late Formula 1 legend Sir Stirling Moss is reportedly involved in a legal dispute over the estate of his widow, Lady Susie. The dispute sees his son, Elliot Moss, fighting against his daughter, Allison Bradley over assets valued at approximately £28million, including historic racing memorabilia.
Following the death of Lady Susie in 2023, her 2022 will left the entirety of the estate to Moss's daughter. Elliot is now arguing for a 2002 version of the will to be used due to him believing it rightly reflects his father's wishes. This will see him inherit 75% of the estate, including his father's racing stars and a highly valued crash helmet. Bradley would inherit just 25% of the estate in this scenario.
He also claims that the 2022 will was signed under duress, or maybe even signed by someone other than herself, adding that she was influenced by family friend Richard Frankel as she allegedly struggled with depression and an alcohol addiction after the passing of her husband.
He reportedly “continued to supply Lady Susie with alcohol when he visited". In fact, the family's own solicitor, Emma Myers, labelled it "all a bit dodgy". Despite this, Frankel hasn't been named as a party in the case.
According to reports, Bradley, Moss's daughter from his second marriage to Elaine Barbarino, rarely visited him. To add to this, the 2002 will also reportedly stated that Lady Susie “knows what is in my heart and she will make sure it happens.”
By 2021, Lady Susie had allegedly lost the helmet, with it yet to be found. Now, after her passing, she is being accused of trying to "poison her affections" against her son.
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His lawyer, Tracey Angus, KC, provided The Sun with the following statement:
“Lady Susie’s complex bereavement disorder resulted in an escalation of her depression.
“It caused her feelings of bitterness and a loss of trust towards others to whom she had formerly been close and whom she had trusted.
“Following Sir Stirling’s death, Lady Susie would carry the urn containing his ashes with her, cradling it and on occasions dabbing his ashes behind her ears.
“By January 2022, Lady Susie had withdrawn into herself completely and often did not know what day or date it was.
“She would forget conversations which she had had the previous week and had no idea what was going on in the world around her.”
The statement continued: “Between 2020 and 2023, Lady Susie was hospitalised on three occasions as a result of damage caused to her body by alcohol. Lady Susie was mentally and physically frail, and this made her particularly vulnerable to undue influence.”
A hearing date is yet to be set, and it may never go to trial, with the parties potentially settling before that stage.
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