A Legacy Of Love 'The Liz Taylor Only We Knew'
New Idea|August 24, 2020
The Hollywood icon’s beloved grand-children reveal what she was really like …
A Legacy Of Love 'The Liz Taylor Only We Knew'

She spent half of her life on red carpets, but Elizabeth Taylor’s grandchildren remember her more fondly in cosier settings.

“We would lay in bed together, watching movies, chatting – she would give me advice,” recalls grandson Quinn Tivey, whose mum is Liza Todd, one of Liz’s four children. “Those are some of the ways I remember her most.”

As an adult, Liz made the simple, private pleasures of family a priority in her life – and she revelled in her role as grandmother of 10.

“She was always a terrific mother and loved her children dearly, but she was constantly on the go with her busy career,” explains a close friend. “As she grew older, the family became her main focus. Her grandchildren were her pride and joy.”

Granddaughter Naomi deduces Wilding, who is the daughter of Liz’s eldest child Michael Wilding Jr, who grew up calling the screen legend “Granny”.

This story is from the August 24, 2020 edition of New Idea.

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