Wife of Astor’s 85-year-old son says husband suffered mild stroke 2 weeks ago

NEW YORK — The wife of Brooke Astor’s son, Anthony Marshall, says her husband suffered a mild stroke two weeks ago.

Lawyer: Brooke Astor asked son whether he wanted all her money, but she was being ‘ironic’

NEW YORK — Brooke Astor’s son claimed she asked him in 2003 whether he wanted all her $198 million fortune, but the aged philanthropist didn’t mean it literally, her estate planning lawyer testified Thursday.

Annette De la Renta says she was comfortable accepting jewelry gifts from friend Astor

NEW YORK — A diamond-and-gold necklace and earrings once owned by Brooke Astor took center stage Thursday at a theft trial over the late socialite’s estate.

Author-attorney Louis Auchincloss describes Brooke Astor’s 2001 mental state

NEW YORK — They had been friends for 60 years, but socialite and philanthropist Brooke Astor had no idea who Louis Auchincloss was when they met at a luncheon in 2001, the author-attorney testified Thursday.

Defense: NYC socialite Brooke Astor wanted son Anthony Marshall to inherit her money

NEW YORK — Philanthropist Brooke Astor changed her will and left most of her $198 million estate to her only child rather than charity because her dislike of his third wife gradually softened, a defense lawyer said Tuesday.

Trial opens for NYC socialite Brooke Astor’s son and his lawyer

NEW YORK — Greed and his preoccupation with amassing money for his third wife led the son of the late socialite Brooke Astor to loot his aging and ailing mother’s $198 million estate, a prosecutor told jurors Monday.