October 2010 to November 2012 Madam Kwa Geok Choo, Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s wife, died at the age of 89 on Oct 2, 2010. Thereafter, and before his last will in December 2013, Mr Lee executed six other wills.
The five wills that followed the first had changes in these areas: what shares in the estate each child would get; whether the will contained a demolition The last e-mail exchange between them regarding his will during this period was on Dec 13, 2013. As of that date, Mr Lee had instructed Ms Kwa to make two changes to his sixth will.b. To bequeath two carpets – one silk and the other wool – to Mr Lee Hsien Yang. The two changes were to be made through a codicil, or amendment, to the sixth will.
• The draft removed the gift-over clause in the sixth will, which was also in Mr Lee’s first to fifth wills. She asked for his help to engross and witness the last will. But she did not speak to Mr Lee about the changes.He told his father that he could not get in touch with Ms Kwa: “I believe she is away. I don’t think it is wise to wait till she is back. I think all you need is a witness to sign the will.”
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