13億鉅額財產,可能由一隻貓繼承?

It is reported that Karl Lagerfeld, the artistic director for Chanel, died aged 85 in Paris, leaving the fashion world reeling at the loss of the man.

據報道，香奈兒藝術總監卡爾·拉格菲爾德於巴黎去世，享年85歲，整個時尚界都爲他的離世而感到震驚。

As the fashion world mourns Lagerfeld, his beloved cat Choupette is one of a number who could be set to inherit his ￡150million fortune.

正當整個時尚界都在爲拉格菲爾德哀悼，而除了他的衆多繼承人，他的愛貓邱佩特可能也會繼承他的1.5億英鎊財產的一部份。

One of the designer's most important companions in later life was his Birman cat Choupette, who he has called his one true love and said he would marry if it were legal.

這位設計師晚年最重要的夥伴之一就是他的伯曼貓邱佩特，拉格菲爾德稱它爲他唯一的真愛，而且他還曾說過，如果（與動物結婚）合法的話，他會與邱佩特結婚。

Last year he told an interviewer that 'among others' he would be giving his riches to Choupette.

去年他在一次採訪中表示，“除了其他人”，他還會把他的財產贈予邱佩特。

But Choupette isn't only a kept kitty, for she made more than ￡2.3million in one year alone after appearing in just two ad campaigns — one for Japenese beauty product Shu Uemura, and for German car company Vauxhall.

不過邱佩特並不只是一隻寵物貓，它只參與了兩個廣告的拍攝就在一年裏獨自掙得了230多萬英鎊，其中一個是爲日本美容產品植村秀拍攝的，另一個則是爲德國汽車公司沃克斯豪爾拍攝的。

The gorgeous Birman cat has more than 128,000 Instagram followers. And it has been the inspiration for many of Lagerfeld's designs.

這隻漂亮的伯曼貓在Ins上有超過128000名粉絲，而且它還是拉格菲爾德衆多設計的靈感。

Speaking of his desire to make their relationship to be 'official', Lagerfeld once said: 'There is no marriage, yet, for human beings and animals… I never thought that I would fall in love like this with a cat.

談到他想讓他們的關係“正式化”的願望，拉格菲爾德曾表示：“目前還沒有人類和動物結婚的……我從未想過我會像這樣愛上一隻貓咪。

'I look a lot like her, we're really like an old couple.'

“我跟她很像，我們真的就像一對老夫婦。”

It is not yet known who will look after Choupette after Lagerfeld's death.

目前還不清楚拉格菲爾德離世之後將由誰來照顧邱佩特。