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MICHAEL'S 200 SECRET SONGS FOR HIS FAMILY

GIFTS: The extent of Jackson's accomplishments is being revealed

MICHAEL Jackson left his three children a £60million secret treasure chest of unpublished songs to save them from financial ruin, it emerged last night.

In his final weeks, the pop superstar arranged to bequeath them a hoard of original music – said to be up to 200 songs – as the threat of bankruptcy loomed.

The legacy, a rare act of shrewdness from a star legendary for his disastrous finances, means the songs cannot be touched by the many creditors lining up to reclaim their debts from his estate.

It ensures that Prince Michael, 12, Paris Katherine, 11, and Prince Michael II, seven, will be well taken care of following his sudden death at the age of 50 last week.

And it means that tens of millions of Jackson fans around the world can look forward to hearing more of their hero’s music.

Jackson’s father Joe said: “Michael was the biggest superstar in the world and in history. He was loved by everybody, whether poor or wealthy or whatever may be.”

(source:-www.dailyexpress.co.uk)