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who acted as her advisor. The two developed a very close friendship and Lord
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Beaverbrook died in 1994 having donated the equivalent of nearly $ 300 million (at today's value) to support education, cultural undertakings and wildlife preservation. In addition to the charitable trusts from both of her husbands, the Christofor Foundation for charitable purposes was
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which nearly claimed his life; his second wife was absent from his bedside during this crisis. She had been a devoted employee and he would seek her input on most every business matter for the rest of his life. The couple maintained homes in
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fortune to greatly benefit the citizens of the province of New
Brunswick in Canada. By virtue of their marriage, Aitken was able to name her the legal overseer of a large part of his estate that he wished to go to further charitable works.
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A devotee of show horses and equestrian events, she was also a leading race-horse owner, spending a vast amount of money on horses. Her horses almost always had names made up of seven letters. Amongst the many
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established by friends out of her personal estate. A lover of animals, among the many philanthropic causes Lady
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