After the deaths of Uncle Mani in 2004 and Anne in 2006, Philippa withdrew into a reclusive life. Despite efforts from family members to reach out, she remained unresponsive.
It was only after her passing that I discovered she had divided her time between Monte Carlo and Lagos, Portugal. Her closest companions were her two housekeepers—Alice Brito in Lagos and Eden in Monte Carlo—and her chauffeur, Danny, with whom she maintained close relationships. Beyond them, she saw no one.
Before 2004, Philippa and her parents occasionally joined Boy (FCS) and Christiane for lunch, but following her parents’ deaths she lived in near-complete isolation, interacting only with her staff for the final 14 years of her life. Even PS Jr., who also resided in Monte Carlo, had no contact with her.
In April 2016, Philippa suffered an accident in Lagos that left her largely bedridden after a hip operation. Her condition was further complicated by “Atypical Extrapyramidal Syndrome,” a form of Parkinson’s disease (see the signatures on her 2009 Will, pp. 65–67).
The last person she received outside her household staff was Mr. E. Blöchlinger, a member of the board of Industrie und Finanzkontor Etabl., Vaduz, who visited Monte Carlo in early 2017 for her to sign certain documents.
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