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| Walt Disney with Mickey Mouse |
He famously built The Happiest Place on Earth, but half a century after Walt Disney’s death, two of his own grandchildren are embroiled in a bitter legal row over hundreds of millions of dollars.
This week, while families from around the world make a festive pilgrimage to the home of Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, the great animator’s own descendants will meet in a less joyful setting.
In a soulless court room, located just 20 miles from Disneyland itself, acrimony, recriminations and allegations of deceit far removed from the magical world Walt created will play out.
At the centre of proceedings are Brad and Michelle Lund, Disney’s 43-year-old twin grandchildren who have not seen each other in four years.
They are the children of the cartoon maestro’s daughter Sharon, who died on Feb 16, 1993. She left trust funds for the twins which together are estimated to be worth more than $300 million, and are looked after by trustees. » | Nick Allen, Los Angeles | Saturday, November 30, 2013
