Millionaire Stunt’s brother left just £220k
THE older brother of Formula 1 heiress Petra Ecclestone’s estranged husband left just £220,000 after his unexplained death last year.
Lee Stunt, 37, was found dead in September at his parents’ home in Surrey amid speculation that he took an accidental overdose of prescription pills.
In contrast to his brother James, 35, who has been described as a billionaire and is in the throes of a bitter divorce from socialite Petra, court documents show he left a gross estate of £242,329. That was reduced to a net figure of £226,229 after his financial affairs were resolved.
Because he failed to make a will, his wife Elizabeth, 34, who lived with him in a modest house near Bracknell in Berkshire, will inherit his estate. Lee Stunt was chief operating officer of Stunt & Co, one of his younger brother’s companies, which sells gold bullion to investors.
Despite turning over more than £43million, the company made a loss of £840,000 between November 2014 and March last year, according to the latest available accounts.
The company’s website said Lee had more than 15 years’ experience in printing production, digital marketing, and cable distribution.
According to reports, Lee’s body was found by his publishing director father Geoffrey at his parents’ £3.5 million mansion on the exclusive Wentworth Estate in Virginia Water. An inquest has yet to take place. Lee’s brother James, who boasts of a collection of vintage cars, fine wines and art, married former Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone’s daughter Petra in 2011.
Their £12million wedding took place in an Italian castle, but they are now locked in a divorce battle.