# Settlement of Maggie Smith estate

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/settlement-of-maggie-smith-estate
> Updated: 2026-08-27T23:48:24.000Z. Sources: 10. Developments: 2.

Following the death of British actress Dame Maggie Smith in September 2024, details of her estate have been disclosed. Her net estate is valued at approximately £15,977,325, which is roughly $21 million after accounting for debts and expenses.

The primary beneficiaries are her two sons, Chris Larkin and Toby Stephens. Significant assets within the estate include Douglas Lake Farm in West Sussex, a five-bedroom property featuring barns, a stable, and a vineyard that the family occupied for about 40 years.

Provisions from a 1998 will address intellectual property rights, royalties, and unpublished works inherited from her second husband, playwright Beverley Cross. These specific assets are to be shared equally among her two sons and the children from Cross’s previous relationship, Philippa Monger and Sean Cross.

## Timeline

### 2026-08-27: Maggie Smith's $21 million estate revealed

The estate of late British actress Maggie Smith, valued at approximately £16 million ($21 million), has been revealed, with her sons Chris Larkin and Toby Stephens named as primary beneficiaries.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/maggie-smiths-21-million-estate-revealed

### 2026-08-25: Maggie Smith leaves £16 million estate to her two sons

Dame Maggie Smith has left an estate valued at approximately £16 million to her two sons, Chris Larkin and Toby Stephens, including her West Sussex farmhouse.

7 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/maggie-smith-leaves-16-million-estate-to-her-two-sons

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