The huge sum that Sir Bobby Charlton left in his will after he passed away last year has been revealed.
Sir Bobby died last October aged 86 after a battle with dementia and left his personal estate to Lady Norma, his wife.
He made 758 appearances for Manchester United club and earned 106 caps for England, winning the World Cup and the Ballon d’Or in 1966.
His final will was put together in 2011 for the sole benefit of Norma, with daughters Suzanne and Andrea and solicitor Andrew Kay as trustees.
As per The Sun, Sir Bobby bequeathed £631,000 to his worth, reduced from £652,000 after personal costs and funeral fees were deducted.
Sir Bobby Charlton reportedly left £631,000 to his wife Lady Norma after he died last year
The England and Manchester United legend won the World Cup and the Ballon d’Or in 1966
He left the entirety of his will to his wife, Norma, pictured here at his funeral in Manchester
The Sun saw probate documents signed off by a Manchester-based court.
After ex-England right-back George Cohen died aged 83 in December, Sir Geoff Hurst, who scored a hat-trick in England’s 4-2 World Cup final victory over West Germany at Wembley, is the last survivor from that Three Lions squad.
Born in Ashington, Northumberland, on October 11, 1937, Charlton is widely viewed as one of the greatest players to ever grace the game.
A statement from the family of Sir Bobby, who went on to have a remarkable career after surviving the Munich air disaster in 1958, said upon his death: ‘It is with great sadness that we share the news that Sir Bobby passed peacefully in the early hours of Saturday morning. He was surrounded by his family.
‘His family would like to pass on their thanks to everyone who has contributed to his care and for the many people who have loved and supported him. We would request that the family’s privacy be respected at this time.’
Sir Bobby had withdrawn from public life since he was diagnosed with dementia in November 2020, just four months after his elder brother Jack Charlton – another 1966 hero – died aged 85.
He was one of five of England’s 1966 winners to suffer from dementia after his brother, Nobby Stiles, Ray Wilson and Martin Peters.
The midfielder, who joined United as a schoolboy in 1953, embarked on an extraordinary career after surviving the Munich air disaster – when he was 20 – which tragically killed eight of United’s Busby Babes and 23 people in total.
Charlton has gone down as one of the greatest players to play for Man United and England
In a glittering 17-year spell with United – where he played as if every game was for his fallen team-mates – he won three league titles, the FA Cup and captained the Red Devils when they became the first English club to win the European Cup.
Sir Bobby, known for his powerful shooting and distinctive hairstyle, scored 249 goals for Man United – including two in the famous 1968 European Cup final win over Benfica.
Charlton is one of the ‘Holy Trinity’ along with George Best and Denis Law who are immortalised in a statue outside Old Trafford. In 2016, he also had the South Stand at the iconic stadium named after him which is opposite the Sir Alex Ferguson stand.
Sir Bobby also scored 49 goals for his country and won the Ballon d’Or in 1966 for his part in England’s World Cup triumph.
