BBC Radio 2 star and Eurovision legend Colin Berry's will revealed with eye-watering sum left for wife after his death
Berry, who broke into broadcasting with pirate station Radio Caroline, died last month at the age of 79.
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He had been a familiar voice on Radio 2 for decades, holding the place as the station's longest-serving newsreader.
Now, it has been revealed that the star left behind a total of £260,000 to his wife Sandra in his will, which was published yesterday.
The will, which was made in 2015, stated his entire estate would go to his trustees.
This included his wife Sandra or, if she had not survived him, his daughter Marina and son Jonathan.
If all three had not survived him, Berry, who lived in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, dictated that his fortune would go to sister-in-law Valerie.
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