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Paddy McNally Dies as Media Focus Turns to Possible Financial Link with Sarah Ferguson

Tabloid reports tie Ferguson to McNally’s Verbier chalet and suggest she could benefit from an estimated £600m estate with no public legal confirmation.

Overview

  • Paddy McNally, the Formula One hospitality entrepreneur who built Allsport Management, died this week after a prolonged illness, according to multiple news reports.
  • News outlets cite an estimated personal fortune of about £600 million and note McNally sold Allsport in 2006 for roughly £262 million.
  • Several reports say Sarah Ferguson stayed at McNally’s £15 million chalet in Verbier and quote anonymous sources suggesting he supported her in recent years.
  • No will, probate filing, family statement, or estate document has been published to confirm who will inherit or how McNally’s assets will be distributed.
  • McNally is widely credited with creating the Paddock Club and reshaping F1 corporate hospitality, and the lack of verified estate records means public and legal scrutiny of any claims is likely to continue.