Prince's family up against Jehovah's Witnesses for $300m inheritance and Minnesota estate

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The 57-year-old superstar died after being found unresponsive in an elevator at his $10million Paisley Park estate on Thursday with speculation rife about who will receive his fortune....

Unmarried with no children, so will Jehovah's Witnesses church or Prince's family inherit his $300m fortune, sprawling Minnesota mansion and 'enough unreleased music to last a century'

• Prince, 57, died on Thursday after being found unresponsive in an elevator 
• Minnesota law states if there is no will estate should go to grandchildren
• Parents, siblings and other relations are then considered if there are none 
• Singer married but divorced both women and his only son died after birth 
• Money could be left to his sister Tyka Nelson or possibly the nearby church

He is one of the world's biggest superstars having sold more than 80 million records worldwide and racking up a fortune in the region of $300million.

His sprawling Minnesota estate allegedly has enough unreleased music in to carry on his legacy for more than a century and, as news of his death emerged, sales of his records spiked dramatically.

Any benefactor of Prince's will would be lucky. But, as the award-winning musician was not married and had no children, just who that might be remains unknown.

The 57-year-old died after being found unresponsive in an elevator at his Paisley Park mansion on Thursday morning.

Speculation suggests Prince's money - and huge estate - could now be left to the Jehovah’s Witnesses church he attended for nearly 15 years.

Kingdom Hall in Chanhassen - hidden behind a line of trees less than half a mile from the Prince's property - is said to be where the singer went to after converting to the faith in 2001. 

The religion is said to have helped him cope with depression following the loss of his son to his first wife.

During his time with the church, he was thoroughly dedicated to its cause and even helped spread its beliefs by undertaking door knocks in the Minneapolis area.

If the fortune does not go to the church, Minnesota law states that if there is no will the estate first falls to grandchildren. Parents and siblings are next, followed by any other relations. 

Prince has no grandchildren and his parents - pianist and bandleader John Nelson and jazz singer Mattie Shaw - are both dead. 

His first marriage was to backing dancer Mayte Garcia in 1996 and the couple had a son, who sadly died a week after the birth. They divorced in 1999. 

He married for a second time to Manuela Testolini just two years later - but their union was not set to last and she filed for divorce in May 2006. 

It is not known how close the musician is to any of his half-siblings. Some reports suggested two of them had already died. 

One possibility is his sister, Tyka Nelson, who yesterday told fans her brother 'loved you all'. 

Ms Nelson, who also left a rose outside the compound, was born in 1960 - just two years after the star. 

The pair as said to have both been interested in music with their father encouraging the hobby. 

It comes as those who have worked with Prince revealed the mansion also has an underground vault full of unreleased material that can keep his legacy alive for more than a century. 

Fans of the star have been speculating for years about a huge maximum-security room containing up to 2,000 hidden tracks.

But now his sound engineer Susan Rogers has confirmed the rumours are true - adding that the vault contains an unreleased song called Moonbeam Levels.  

Fans across the globe have spoken out about their devastation at the star's death, with some even claiming he knew it was going to happen. 

Social media users claimed lyrics from his 1986 song Sometimes It Snows In April suggested he knew he was going to pass away. 

It also emerged that at his last public appearance in Minnesota - less than a week before he was found dead - Prince told fans not to 'waste their prayers' on him.

He made the comment after representatives claimed he had suffered from a severe bout of flu earlier in the month. 

But reports alleged yesterday that the star had actually needed a 'save shot' - an injection usually given to those who have taken a drugs overdose.    

Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3553720/Unmarried-no-children-Jehovah-s-Witnesses-church-Prince-s-family-inherit-300m-fortune-sprawling-Minnesota-mansion-unreleased-music-century.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490