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Her foundation, Independent Aid, became the Doris Duke Foundation, which still exists as a private grant-making entity. [66] After her death, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation was established in 1996, supporting four national grant making programs and Doris Duke's three estates, Shangri La, Rough Point, and Duke Farms.
Bernard Lafferty (14 April 1945 – 4 November 1996) was an Irish butler and heir to American tobacco heiress and philanthropist, Doris Duke.Duke hired Lafferty in 1987 and named him the executor of her $1.2 billion estate six months prior to her death in October 1993.
An officer discovered Doris's body. She had sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the face and chest. [4] Around the time of the murder, Doris's brother-in-law, Roger Angleton, had been arrested in California on unrelated charges. He missed his April 16 court date in that case.
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Doris's memorable debutante ball was held at the estate in 1929. Doris Duke continued to spend her summers at Rough Point; but, after the New England Hurricane of 1938 that devastated Rhode Island, and with the advent of World War II, Doris Duke's visits became less frequent. In the early 1950s, Doris Duke took up permanent residence in New ...
Tobacco heiress Doris Duke posted Marcos's bail of $5 million. [9] [10] Marcos faced up to 50 years in prison and fines up to $1 million if convicted of all charges. [11] Following the illness and eventual death of her husband, Imelda Marcos became the main defendant. [6] The United States and Philippine governments worked closely to prosecute ...