DJ Sir Jimmy Young asked to be given lethal injection to make sure he was dead
VETERAN broadcaster Sir Jimmy Young used his will to request he should be given a lethal injection before his burial to ensure that he was dead, it has been reported.
Sir Jimmy Young recalls his childhood and career
The DJ, who spent almost three decades with Radio 2, died “peacefully at home” aged 95 in November.
His will drawn up in 2008 said: “I hereby express the wish that my Trustees will use their best endeavours to ensure that after I have been certified dead and before I am buried my body shall receive a lethal injection.”
It is not known whether his request was carried out.
DJ Sir Jimmy Young asked to be given lethal injection to make sure he was dead
The DJ, who spent almost three decades with Radio 2, died aged 95 in November
The paper also said probate records revealed he left the bulk of an estate worth more than £2.7 million to his wife Alicia.
Stars including Sir Cliff Richard and Tony Blackburn led tributes to the Gloucestershire-born miner's son after his death.
As well as his long broadcasting career – he was one of the original Radio 1 DJs – Sir Jimmy was a columnist for the Sunday Express and a chart-topping pop star. He had two number ones, Unchained Melody and The Man from Laramie, both in 1955.