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Article: Meet the aristocats; Elderly spinster's much-loved pets to enjoy feline fortune after she writes them into her [pounds sterling]2m will.
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- October 15, 2004
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Byline: MAUREEN CULLEY
MUCH loved by their elderly owner, they were always well-cared-for cats.
But Topcat and Matilda have now become ' aristocats' wallowing in the lap of luxury.
They have been left a chunk of owner Patricia Mugliston's [pounds sterling]2million estate to ensure they will be well looked after now she is no longer here to care for them herself.
The 78-year-old spinster generously distributed her money among friends and charities, but also took steps to ensure no harm would come to her closest confidantes.
Miss Mugliston considered the cats, who shared her Aberdeen cottage, her most faithful companions - and ...