Karl Lagerfeld’s ashes will be mixed with the remains of his one true love who died of AIDS in 1989:

Karl Lagerfeld will be cremated and his ashes likely scattered with those of his mother and late partner who died of AIDS in 1989, Chanel has said today.

‘His wishes will be respected,’ said a spokeswoman for the luxury brand, which 85-year-old led for 36 years until his death from pancreatic cancer on Tuesday, said today.

She added that as per Lagerfeld’s wishes – he once famously said: ‘There will be no funeral. I’d rather die!’ – there will be no ceremony.

The legendary Chanel designer was in a relationship with the late Jacques De Bascher, a well known figure on the fashion party circuit in 1970s Paris, for 18 years. Read More