Editing George Michael (section)

==Death==
[[File:Grave of George Michael in Highgate Cemetery.jpg|thumb|Grave of Michael (right) alongside his mother and sister in [[Highgate Cemetery]]]]
In the early hours of Christmas Day 2016, Michael died in bed at his home in [[Goring-on-Thames]], at the age of 53. He was found by his partner, Fadi Fawaz.<ref name=etmagazine/><ref name=yahoonews/><ref name="BBC death">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-38432862 |title=Ex-Wham singer George Michael dies |work=BBC News |date=25 December 2016 |access-date=25 December 2016 |archive-date=27 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427213837/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-38432862 |url-status=live }}</ref> In March 2017, a senior coroner in Oxfordshire attributed Michael's death to natural causes due to [[dilated cardiomyopathy]] with [[myocarditis]] and [[fatty liver disease]].<ref name=causeofdeath>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/george-michael-cause-of-death/|title=George Michael's cause of death revealed|publisher=CBS News|date=7 March 2017|access-date=21 April 2020|archive-date=1 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801001159/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/george-michael-cause-of-death/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38470678 |title=George Michael: Post-mortem into singer's death 'inconclusive' |date=30 December 2016 |work=BBC News |access-date=30 December 2016 |archive-date=30 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230145652/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38470678 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/818789/george-michael-autopsy-report-deems-cause-of-death-inconclusive-but-not-suspicious |title=George Michael Autopsy Report Deems Cause of Death 'Inconclusive' |first=Corinne |last=Heller |publisher=[[E!]] |access-date=30 December 2016 |date=30 December 2016 |archive-date=31 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231080329/http://www.eonline.com/news/818789/george-michael-autopsy-report-deems-cause-of-death-inconclusive-but-not-suspicious |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/autopsy-george-michaels-cause-of-death-inconclusive-w458442 |title=Autopsy: George Michael's Cause of Death 'Inconclusive' |first=Ryan |last=Reed |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=30 December 2016 |access-date=30 December 2016 |archive-date=31 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231013632/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/autopsy-george-michaels-cause-of-death-inconclusive-w458442 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Owing to the delay in determining the cause of death, Michael's funeral was held on 29 March 2017. In a private ceremony, he was buried at [[Highgate Cemetery]] in north London, on one side of his mother's grave.<ref>{{cite news|title=George Michael laid to rest in Highgate cemetery in London|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/mar/30/george-michael-funeral-highgate-cemetery|access-date=1 April 2017|work=The Guardian|date=29 March 2017|archive-date=1 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401051416/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/mar/30/george-michael-funeral-highgate-cemetery|url-status=live}}</ref> His sister Melanie, who died after him three years to the day, is buried on the other side.<ref>{{cite news |title=George Michael's sister found dead on Christmas Day |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/dec/27/george-michaels-sister-found-dead-on-christmas-day |access-date=19 April 2022 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=7 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407102651/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/dec/27/george-michaels-sister-found-dead-on-christmas-day |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Aftermath===
[[File:George Michael memorial garden, Highgate, July 2017 (3).jpg|thumb|right|Unofficial memorial garden outside Michael's home in [[Highgate]], 29 July 2017]]
In the summer of 2017, a temporary informal memorial garden was created outside Michael's former home in [[The Grove, Highgate]]. The site, in a private square that Michael had owned, was tended by fans for approximately eighteen months until it was cleared.<ref>{{cite news|title=George Michael's memorial garden – in pictures|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/gallery/2017/aug/08/george-michaels-memorial-garden-in-pictures|work=The Guardian|date=2 December 2017|access-date=3 December 2017|archive-date=3 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203224616/https://www.theguardian.com/music/gallery/2017/aug/08/george-michaels-memorial-garden-in-pictures|url-status=live}}</ref>

In March 2019, Michael's art collection was auctioned in England for £11.3&nbsp;million. The proceeds were donated to various philanthropic organisations Michael gave to while he was alive.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-47584873 "George Michael's art collection sells for £11.3 million at auction"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408015525/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-47584873 |date=8 April 2019 }}. BBC. Retrieved 8 April 2019</ref>

Michael's will left most of his £97&nbsp;million estate to his sisters, his father and friends. It did not include bequests to either Fawaz or to his former partner, Kenny Goss. In 2021, following legal proceedings, the trustees of Michael's estate entered into a financial settlement with Goss.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/george-michael-will-kenny-goss-b1846739.html |title=George Michael's former partner Kenny Goss wins a share of star's £97m will after legal battle |work=The Independent |last=Harrison |first=Ellie |date=13 May 2021 |access-date=27 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202203642/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/george-michael-will-kenny-goss-b1846739.html|archive-date=2 February 2022}}</ref>