Luxury heir, who promised Rs 10,000 crore to gardener, says money has ‘vanished’
Paris: French billionaire Nicolas Puech, who is a descendent of the fashion giant Thierry Hermes, has made headlines by claiming that half of his wealth, which he had promised to leave to his former gardener last year, has suddenly disappeared.
The 81-year-old had also made headlines in 2023 after he revealed his plan to adopt his former gardener and handyman, intending to give him a significant portion of his wealth, but Puech has now stated in court that up to 6 million of his shares, valued at approximately $13 billion (Rs 10,000 crore), have vanished. Also, reports have stated that the fifth-generation heir to the fashion company has blamed his financial manager, who worked with him for over two decades, for the loss of shares.
A Swiss court, however, has rejected his suit on grounds of the allegations lacking clarity and also being insufficiently backed up, explaining that Puech had no evidence for his claim of a ‘gigantic fraud’ by his former wealth manager.
Puech, who is single and has no children, is one of the heirs to the French luxury design house. Several reports suggest that feuds with family members might have influenced Puech’s unconventional choice of heir – his 51-year-old former gardener from Morocco, who is married to a Spanish woman and has two children.
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Vatican City (AP): Pope Francis was rolled into St Peter's Square in a wheelchair during a special Jubilee Mass for the sick, marking his first public appearance at the Vatican on Sunday since his release from the hospital two weeks ago.
The pontiff lifted his hands to wave at the crowd, who stood and applauded, as he was rolled to the front of the altar in the square.
“Good Sunday to everyone,'' the pope told the crowd. “Thank you very much.”
The pontiff's voice sounded stronger than when he addressed well-wishers outside of Gemelli hospital on the day of his release March 23, after battling life-threatening pneumonia during a five-week hospital stay.
