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George Michael’s 1997 Range Rover HSE up for Auction

George Michael’s 1997 Range Rover

George Michael’s 1997 Range Rover is up for auction at Bonhams. The current bid as of this writing is £20,250. Bidding ends at 1 p.m. on March 3, 2025.

It is my guess that George’s Range Rover is being auctioned off in tribute to Lesley Angold Harrison Panayiotou, George Michael’s mother, who died of cancer on February 26, 1997. The timing and that the proceeds go to MacMillan Cancer Support when she died of cancer is telling.

According to the overview:

The V5C tells us that this car had just one owner from new and that the owner in question was Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, better-known to all who loved him and his music as… George Michael.

The car has been brought to us by George’s father Kyriakos Panayiotou who, continuing his son’s spirit of generosity, has decided that the proceeds of the sale will go to MacMillan Cancer Support.

The car has been stored in a compound for many years and, although the chassis and bodywork look to be in pretty decent, solid condition as far as we can tell, the car now has project status.

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Bonhams’ estimate for the auction is £10,000 – £15,000, which has already been exceeded, and with 5 more days of bidding is likely to go for double the auction estimate.

The car comes with the H11 YOG license plate. As any fan knows, Yog was George Michael’s nickname. The license is registered to George Michael’s birth name: Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou.

The vehicle sold for £34,417 at the end of the auction.

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Melanie is the co-founder of Yours Only George and has been the webmaster of the site since 1997. Melanie has been a George Michael and Wham! fan since "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" in 1984.

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Death Personal Wham!

George Michael Still Making It Big in 2024

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George Michael continues to make money, despite dying 8 years ago on Christmas day.

George Michael’s company, Nobby’s Hobbies Holding, reported a profit for the year, after taxation, of £1,125,467, compared to £16,198,128 in 2023.

The report is only for the year ending March 31, 2024. It would not include earnings from the 40th anniversary release of “Careless Whisper” and “Last Christmas.”

Dividends of £1,378,699 in 2024 (compared to £3,292,210 in 2023) were approved and paid by the directors.

Interestingly, under the future developments heading, the report states: “The activity of the group will broaden in the next one to three years to include live public performances.”

Earnings came from:

  • £2,992,964 from publishing income
    (compared to £20,623,079 in 2023).
  • £3,534,705 from record royalties
    (compared to £2,560,287 in 2023).
  • £6,260 from merchandise income
    (compared to 0 in 2023).
  • £0 for Class 4
    (compared to £275,000 in 2023).
  • £9,351 for Recharged income
    (compared to 0 in 2023).
  • £91,559 for the Wham! Netflix documentary
    (compared to £318,856).

Nobby’s Hobbies Holdings Limited is a private company, limited by shares, registered in England and Wales.

Subsidary undertakings of the company were:

  • Big Geoff Overseas Limited
  • Robobuild Limited
  • Wham Music Limited
  • George Michael Songs Limited
  • Infamy Inc.

Robobuild Limited, Big Geoff Overseas Limited, and Wham Music Limited paid donations to The Mill Charitable Trust in the amounts of £580,643, £1,410,000, and £340,000 respectively, which totals £2,330,643. The amounts donated in 2023 were £992,894, £375,000, and £500,000 respectively, which totals £1,867,894.

According to the report: The controlling party is the executors of the estate of G K Panayiotou by the virtue of its shareholding.

Nobby’s Hobbies Holding director’s report and consolidated financial statements is available here.

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Death Last Christmas Personal

The George Michael Fund

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According to the Christmas letter posted by George Michael’s family:

This year we have also launched The George Michael Fund, and to celebrate the 40th anniversary donated a substantial amount from George’s Last Christmas record royalties to some 20 organisations raising money for causes close to George’s heart.

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When George Michael was still alive, he created The Mill Charitable Trust. George’s family and executors have now decided to continue that work using the title The George Michael Fund to continue his charitable legacy. The George Michael Fund will give grants to assist the organizations and issues which were close to George’s heart.

The George Michael Fund made more than 20 grants to organizations working with children and young people in the United Kingdom from George’s record royalties accumulated from sales of Last Christmas.

Grants from The George Michael Fund helped:

  • disadvantaged children wake up on Christmas morning to a present.
  • organizations supporting children and young people with their mental health.
  • support LGBTQ+ young people who might be estranged from their families or experiencing homelessness.

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Death

The Bittersweet Christmas Anniversary all George Michael Lovelies Face

Growing up in the 80s, a George Michael calendar was one of my favorite gifts at Christmastime. But now a calendar is a reminder that George Michael left us 8 years ago.

I was looking through some of my earlier posts when George Michael died. The first article is stark because I was so shocked.

A second post, a year later, was more representative of how I was dealing with a world without George Michael.

George Michael wanted to be remembered for his songwriting, and this year we did a lot of celebrating of his musical genius through the 40th anniversaries of “Careless Whisper” and “Last Christmas.”

I think this has been a good year of celebrating George Michael’s music. If George had been alive, I highly doubt we would have had “Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped,” and yet that was such a gift to be able to have all those friends together talking about all the things we didn’t know about the song and video.

I am very thankful that Andrew Ridgeley acts as the debonair ambassador for his friend or as he recently said, “He was essentially my other half. I never conceived of a future without him.” I hope George knew that his legacy would be protected and enhanced by Andrew’s promotion of their music in Wham!

As I hear my young child singing “Last Christmas” at this time of the year, I know George Michael will live on through his music for generations to come.

How are all of my fellow Lovelies doing on this day? Let me know in the comments.

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George Michael Still Making It Big After Death

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George Michael is still a successful businessman, even after his death.

According to The Sun, George Michael’s company, Nobby’s Hobbies Holdings, made £20.6million in publishing income, £2.5million in record royalties and an additional £600,000, from records ending in March 2023.

This revenue equates to £55,000 day.

For the update for 2024, please see: George Michael Still Making It Big in 2024.

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Melanie is the co-founder of Yours Only George and has been the webmaster of the site since 1997. Melanie has been a George Michael and Wham! fan since "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" in 1984.