‘Catwoman’ Jocelyn Wildenstein’s two children missing from funeral after nasty decades-long feud

There were two noticeable absences at Jocelyn Wildenstein’s prestigious funeral in Paris last week – the former billionaire’s two children.

One of her closest and dearest members, the Swiss socialite and tycoon’s fiance Lloyd Klein, was present for the private ceremony at Père Lachaise Cemetery. Before making his first public appearance since her passing on Friday at Paris Fashion Week, Klein, 57, joined mourners. He previously disclosed to the media that her children would deliver her ashes to her Kenyan ranch where she would be cremated. Now. He intends to either bury them in a cemetery or keep them close to him, though.

However, her two children, Alec Jnr and Diane, both in their forties, had avoided the funeral following a decades-long feud. During the touching ceremony, there were reportedly no mention of her role as a mother, nor mention of her children, who she had with art dealer ex-husband Alec Wildenstein.

Following the funeral, her partner-of-22-years Klein – who has not spoken to her children since she died – addressed their absence: “Everyone is wondering why they were not at the funeral…They were fully welcome. I sent the details to them, and I prayed that you would pay your mother the last respect. But there was no reply”.

He continued to the MailOnline: “I never heard in my entire life, even if there is some grief between the parents and the children, even if there was a divorce, of children not attending their mother’s funeral”.

Klein controversially claimed: “It’s all about money, of course…At the end of the day, that’s all it is ever about”.

Jocelyn’s high-profile divorce from their father, Alec Sr, a billionaire art dealer, in 1998 appeared to be the catalyst for the fallout between herself and her children. In 1978, the pair eloped to a Russian model’s bed, but she abruptly broke up with her husband when they both realized they were getting married.

After a number of obscene claims, including one that Jocelyn was a wealthy prostitute, their explosive divorce, which resulted in her receiving a $ 2 billion settlement and an annual $100 million from the Wildenstein family, was a success.

Klein contends that Alec Jr., age 17, was subjected to pressure from his grandfather to end ties with his mother or face losing his fortune. Jocelyn’s partner claimed that he had a “teach relationship” with her and that they would never be able to truly reconnect even though he did not completely comply. However, Alec Jr does still run his mother’s ranch, the Ol Jogi Wildlife Conserve, in Kenya.

Meanwhile, according to reports, the conflict with her daughter began years later than her father’s 2008 passing. After his death, Jocelyn stopped receiving the regular payments, which sparked “awkwardness ‘ between mother and daughter.

She allegedly discovered that her daughter had a romantic relationship with the model who her father had allegedly cheated on her with. It is said that their last encounter occurred in 2010 and 2011 and dates back.

According to her partner, the socialite was “almost left” after being “so upset and depressed” by her partner’s claim that she had forced herself to distance herself from her children. Klein claimed she no longer wanted to see them, branding it” terrible “and calling them” monsters”.

According to legend, Jocelyn allegedly spent millions on facelifts that produced high cheekbones and “cat-eyes” that resembled felines. However, she often rejected the claims.

The mother-of-two recently shocked her Instagram followers in September by posting a throwback image that almost made her look disregarded despite the denial. She looked like a Hollywood star in it, and her pose was flawless. Her beautiful blonde hair and on point makeup stunned fans as she held her daughter, Diana, on her lap. Jocelyn was depicted in the photo sporting a fashionable kaftan and smiling contentedly. The woman who allegedly fell under the knife made a world of difference in the event that she made the headlines.

Since 2003, Jocelyn and Klein have been dating. Four years after her messy divorce from French billionaire businessman and art dealer Alec Wildenstein, their romance blossomed.

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Source: Mirror