AS ONE of the greatest and most prolific singer/songwriters of all time, the value of Prince’s estate was always estimated at millions.
For the first time however, recent court filings have detailed how much the singer’s estate is actually worth — more than $A270 million.
When the Purple Rain singer died in April due to an accidental overdose, it was revealed he had left no known will.
Due to this, and because he had no children, more than 30 people declared they were related to the 57-year-old and were deserving of a piece of his fortune.
The judge overseeing the division of the star’s estate eventually had to order genetic testing for the claimants which saw close to 30 of them being ruled out.
Prince’s sister Tyka Nelson and five half-siblings are in line to inherit equal shares of the ample estate — half of which has already been taxed.
The company Bremer Trust is currently in charge of the estate.
Associated Press used the $90,000 monthly fee the company charges to calculate exactly how much the estate was worth.
Prince’s extensive estate included everything from his musical catalogue to unreleased music and his Paisley Park studio.
Despite dying on April 21, the singer’s estate still earned more than $25 million this year after he sold more albums than any other dead artist in 2016.