The jailed ex husband of Amy Winehouse, Blake Fielder-Civil has had a ban placed on him attending the funeral of Amy by her father Mitch, which is scheduled to take place today. The ceremony is a private affair with on family and close friends present.
A further blow has been dealt to Blake as not only is he banned from the funeral to pay his final respects, it is believed that Amy has left him out of her £10million will to avoid him getting his claws on any of her money following their split in 2009.
In June, Blake was jailed for 32 months for burglary and possession of an imitation firearm. However if he had not been banned from the funeral Armley prison in Leeds is not granting him compassionate leave to attend.
It is believed Mitch, who yesterday visited Amy’s north London home with her family to read tributes left for his daughter, is keeping Blake, 29, away because he blames the former filming assistant for his daughter’s addiction to drugs.
A source told The Sun: ‘Mitch thinks it would be a complete insult for him to be there and if he really loved Amy, he wouldn’t cause any more heartache by showing up.
‘He will always believe Blake is responsible for getting his daughter hooked on Class A drugs which marked the beginning of her self-destruction.’
The pair were married for two years but split in 2009 following a succession of heated rows.
But despite rumours circulating that Amy would have left the majority of her fortune to him, today it has emerged that he won’t be receiving a penny.
Her fortune is said to be over £10million, despite the Sunday Times Rich List estimating it as £6million in April this year.
A source told the Daily Mail: ‘Around the time of the divorce, all of Amy’s finances were sorted out and Blake can’t get is hands on any of it.
‘I am pretty sure that Amy does have a will. As a matter of course with record contracts, financial advisors will make sure that is done.’
Amy’s assets are instead likely to be split between her immediate family – her mother Janis, father Mitch and brother Alex.
The Rehab singer’s family and close friend will attend her funeral today at a north London cemetery at 3pm before her body is cremated at Golders Green.
An inquiry into her death was opened yesterday but the cause of death has not yet been given and police have admitted it could take up to four weeks.
A spokesman for the family said: ‘The funeral will take place on Tuesday and will be a family and close friends affair.’
Meanwhile, it has been reported that Amy’s ashes are to be mixed with her grandmother Cynthia’s, who died in 2006 to lung cancer.
The talented signer was very close to her gran, who dated jazz legend Ronnie Scott, and she even had her name tattooed on her arm.
A friend said: ‘The family discussed mixing Amy’s ashes with Cynthia’s and scattering them together. They were incredibly close, it feels like the right thing to do.’
