Silvio Berlusconi leaves €100m to 33-year-old girlfriend in his will

Silvio Berlusconi left €100million ( £85m) to his 33-year-old girlfriend Marta Fascina.

The three-time Italian prime minister, who died last month and whose empire is estimated to be worth more than €6bn, also left €100m to his brother, Paolo, and €30m to Marcello Dell’Utri, a former senator with his Forza Italia party who served jail time for association with the mafia.

His two eldest children Marina and Pier Silvio will control his business empire.

The pair, who already hold executive roles in the business, will have a 53 per cent stake in the Fininvest family holding.

The former politician and media mogul died on June 12 at the age of 86 after being hospitalised with chronic leukemia. His will was read out in the presence of his five children and other witnesses on Tuesday.

Berlusconi also left 60 per cent of his nonbusiness wealth to Marina and Pier Silvio, while the youngest three children from a second marriage, Barbara, Eleonora and Luigi, split the remaining 40 per cent.

According to a copy of the will published by Italian media outlets, Berlusconi decided in 2006 how his business holdings would be divided.

Dell’Utri, who served four years in prison, said he was “deeply moved” after learning that Berlusconi had left him €30m. “I wasn’t expecting it, despite the deep friendship we had. I’m surprised. It’s not something that happens every day.”