David Bowie was cremated two days after he died with no one present, and his will asked for his ashes to go to Bali

David Bowie signed his will on 25 August 2004 under his legal name, David Robert Jones. It was filed in Manhattan Surrogate's Court on 29 January 2016. Reports valued the estate at about $100 million; one report said $230 million^†. His wife, Iman, received half, to be managed by his lawyers and paid in quarterly installments, plus their Lafayette Street apartment. His son, Duncan Jones, received 25 percent outright. His daughter, Alexandria, then 15, received 25 percent and a house in upstate New York, both to come to her at age 25. His assistant, Corinne Schwab, received $2 million and was named Alexandria's guardian if Iman died before Alexandria turned 18. Duncan's former nanny, Marion Skene, received $1 million. The will asked for cremation in Bali and, if that was not practical, for his ashes to be scattered there "in accordance with Buddhist rituals." He asked that no family or friends attend. His death certificate showed cremation on 12 January. Whether the ashes reached Bali has not been confirmed^†. On 3 January 2022 the estate sold his songwriting catalog to Warner Chappell Music, reported at more than $250 million.