Here is an account of what we know about her decades of seclusion, and about the men who are watching her money.įirst, an update on those empty mansions: Bellosguardo, the Clark family estate in Santa Barbara, Calif. The tabloid also compared her to Paris Hilton, which will be an apt comparison if Miss Hilton doesn't have her photograph taken in the next 80 years.īut off the public stage, quietly we began to hear from people who have known Huguette through the years. The New York Daily News breathlessly declared, based on the Today report, 'Reclusive 104-year-old heiress Huguette Clark enters hospital,' which is true enough, though that event happened at least two decades ago. “The TODAY Show” followed up with a report and newly discovered photos of Huguette. Yahoo! Buzz named Huguette Clark a hot topic of Web searches. Interest in Huguette Clark was sparked in February by 's photo narrative, 'The Clarks: An American story of wealth, scandal and mystery.' The story was one of the most popular ever on. Who protects an old lady who secluded herself from the world, limiting her life to a single room, playing dress-up with her dolls and watching cartoons? Who protects an old lady whose Stradivarius violin, the famous one called 'The Virgin,' which her mother gave her as a 50th birthday present, has been sold secretly for $6 million? Who protects an old lady whose dearest friend, a social secretary to whom Huguette supposedly gave $10 million, now has Alzheimer's and is unable to visit anymore? Who protects an old lady who has no children, and whose distant relatives have been prevented from visiting her? Who protects an old lady whose accountant fell behind on his own federal income taxes and is a convicted felon and a registered sex offender?

As Huguette has just marked her 104th birthday in an ordinary hospital room in New York, there are unanswered questions as well:

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