ZURICH, SWITZERLAND: Tina Turner's fans flocked to her $76 million mansion Chateau Algonquin in Switzerland to pay respects to the late singer who died at the age of 83. Turner died of natural causes on Wednesday, May 24. Her fans were seen lighting candles and leaving flowers at the gate of her estate situated in Kusnacht near Zurich.
Though the extensive plans for Turner's funeral have not been revealed, a spokesperson for her family said that only family and closest friends of the beloved star will be attending the ceremony. "There will be a private funeral ceremony attended by close friends and family," the spokesperson confirmed, according to Daily Mail.
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Why did Turner move to Switzerland?
Born in Brownsville, Tennessee, Turner signed the "Statement of Voluntary Relinquishment of US Citizenship under Section 349 (a)(1) of the INA" (Immigration and Naturalization Act) in 2013. The singer did not formally renounce her US citizenship but shared that she no longer had ties to the US “except for family, and has no plans to reside in the United States in the future."
The music legend moved to Switzerland to live with her second husband and German music producer Erwin Bach. "I have left America because my success was in another country and my boyfriend was in another country," Turner told Larry King in 1997, as cited by New York Post.
'She was a good neighbor.... she was very well-liked'
Despite being an international icon, she left behind her famed status when she mingled with locals around Kusnacht town. Talking to Reuters, a resident said, "When she was passing by, she was smiling, she could feel that we were looking at her, but was always very discreet."
"She was a good neighbor and when she showed up in town, she was very well-liked," said another resident who also left flowers outside the singer's mansion.
Outside the residence, a sign on the gates reads "Vor 12.00 Uhr nicht lauten, keine Lieferungen," along with its translation that read "Do not ring before 12pm, no deliveries." "I think it’s okay to show up early today. Thanks and goodbye Tina. You were simply the best," read a message left by a mourner, according to Reuters.
