news George Michael’s sister left just £6m when she died at 59 exactly three years after singer’s death

George Michael's sister left an estate worth £6million after she died without leaving a will.The late pop legend's £97million fortune is thought to have been divided between his

elder sisters Yioda, 63, and Melanie - who died on Christmas Day 2019 aged 59.But when Melanie's affairs were settled, probate papers show her assets were worth £6.2million, The

Sun reports.Hairdresser Melanie is said to have struggled to come to terms with her brother's death, which occurred exactly three years earlier on Christmas Day 2016. Confirmed:

George Michael's sister Melanie Panayiotou's estate was worth £6.2million, despite being one of the two main beneficiaries of his £97million fortune (Pictured together in the

1980s) Hairdresser Melanie (left), 59, died on Christmas Day 2019 after falling into a diabetic coma, exactly three years after the death of George Michael (right), 53, who died on

Christmas Day 2016 George Michael with Andrew Ridgeley and sister Melanie Panayiotou at Live Aid in Wembley Stadium, 1985At the time of her funeral, the cause of Ms Panayiotou's

death was unknown, but police were not treating it as suspicious. But The Mirror reported she 'died after falling into a diabetic coma' while suffering from diabetic ketoacidosis

(DKA). DKA is a serious complication of diabetes that occurs when the body produces high levels of blood acids called ketones. A post-mortem was carried out and her cause of death

was later certified by Assistant Coroner for Inner London North, Jonathan Stevens. Pictured: Melanie (seen second from right) with her parents (left), George (centre) and older

sister Yioda (right) Diabetic coma: According to a medical report, Melanie Panayiotou died after falling into a diabetic coma as a result of diabetic ketoacidosis (Pictured in

December 2005)It stated Ms Panayiotou died from diabetic ketoacidosis, a complication caused by a lack of insulin and sky-high blood sugar.What is diabetic ketoacidosis? Diabetic

ketoacidosis (DKA) is a serious complication of diabetes that occurs when your body produces high levels of blood acids called ketones.DKA was first described in 1886 and, until

the introduction of insulin therapy in the 1920s, it was almost universally fatal.Today the risk of death with adequate and timely treatment is currently around one to four per

cent.Symptoms of a DKA episode include nausea and vomiting, pronounced thirst, excessive urine production and abdominal pain.According to figures just four per cent of people with

type 1 diabetes develop DKA each year. Diabetes was given as an underlying cause of death, while 'other significant conditions' included hypertensive heart disease, obesity and