George Michael's devastated family may have to wait another FOUR WEEKS to bury the singer because tests on his body are still taking place
- Delay in tests mean they might have to wait until March to bury the singer
- Will determine if drugs contributed to Michael's death at his home in Goring
- Lover Fadi Fawaz could face eviction from house after singer's assets frozen
George Michael's family may have to wait another four weeks to bury the singer because crucial tests on his body are still taking place
George Michael's family may have to wait another four weeks to bury the singer because crucial tests on his body are still taking place.
A source said there is a delay over toxicology reports on the 53-year-old, meaning his funeral could happen at least 13 weeks after he died on Christmas Day.
The tests will determine whether drugs contributed to Michael's death at his home in Goring, Oxfordshire.
A source told The Sun On Sunday: 'It is really upsetting that George is still lying in the morgue when people want to say goodbye to him.'
The paper's Mike Hamilton and Laura Armstrong also reported Michael's assets are set to be frozen.
An executor will be employed to manage the singer’s £105million estate, meaning his lover, Fadi Fawaz, could be evicted from his £2.5million home in London.
The source said: 'Lawyers and the executor will effectively turn off the tap on spending - meaning the gas and electric could be cut and Fadi made to leave.'
Fawaz is said to have been frozen out by the Wham! star’s family and friends after the publication of bizarre statements on Twitter claiming Michael wanted to kill himself.
Michael's assets are set to be frozen, meaning his lover, Fadi Fawaz, could be kicked out of his £2.5million home in London
Fawaz (left) is said to have been frozen out by the Wham! star’s (right) family and friends after the publication of bizarre statements on Twitter claiming Michael wanted to kill himself
In a series of messages ten days after the singer’s death, it said: ‘The only thing George wanted to do is die.
'He tried to kill himself many times and finally he managed.’
Michael’s childhood friend Andros Georgiou told The Sun that ‘the family hate’ Mr Fawaz and added: ‘Heaven help him if he turns up’ at the funeral.
He said: ‘Fadi was not really his boyfriend. No one has spoken to him and he just seems to be getting on with his life. It makes my stomach turn.’
But Fawaz's nephew, Josh, called the claims his uncle was a gold digger 'crazy talk' and said he would be heartbroken at his exclusion from the funeral.
Mr Georgiou added Michael will be ‘buried in his favourite black suit’ from his Symphonica tour for the ‘heartbreaking’ farewell.
It is understood the Careless Whisper singer will also be buried with a gold Cartier watch and a ring engraved with his nickname ‘Yog’.
Until his body is released, Michael's loved ones cannot plan a funeral to say goodbye to the Wham! star. Pictured: Floral tributes left outside the singer's London home
Mr Fawaz was told by police that he is no longer part of their investigation into the singer’s death at the beginning of this month.
The celebrity hairdresser was quizzed by Thames Valley Police in January as they tried to piece together the last hours of the star’s life before he died at his Oxfordshire home, aged 53.
Although police have said Michael's death is not suspicious, a full inquest will take place if no natural cause of death can be confirmed.
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