By Chris Pleasance The secret 'first son' of Lucian Freud has lost his bid to secure a share of the artist's £96million fortune following a dispute in the High Court. Paul McAdam Freud is legally accepted, but not proven, to be Freud's first son from a relationship with fashion student Katherine McAdam in the 1950s. Mr McAdam Freud, brother of fashion designer Bella Freud, was fighting a clause in his father's will which meant he would inherit none of the money. He was also fighting a clause that meant only two people will ever know exactly who the artist's estate is handed to.
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Freud left estate after legacies and tax - about £42million - to his solicitor Diana Rawstrom and one of his daughters Rose Pearce
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They were to hold money in trust before giving it to secret list of others
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However Paul McAdam Freud,  Lucian's 'first son' who was not due to inherit anything, argued that part of will was not legitimate
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Judge denied his claim, meaning money will pass to secret beneficiaries
Rose Pearce
Revealing the true beneficiaries of Freud's will could have lifted the lid on some of the mystery, but following today's ruling, only Mrs Rawstrom and Mrs @placeholder will know who receives the money.
Rose Pearce
Although, on the face of it, the will appeared to give the £42 million to Mrs Rawstrom and Mrs @placeholder ‘absolutely’, they had since made clear that they held the money only as trustees and were bound to distribute the cash under a cloak of confidentiality.