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Ita Buttrose shares heartbreaking family news as she loses loved one: 'She is now at peace'


Ita Buttrose has confirmed the passing of her sister-in-law, Elizabeth Buttrose, a prominent Sydney identity, who died peacefully in a care facility in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs on Friday.

Elizabeth, who was just a week away from her 79th birthday, had endured a long battle with health issues, following multiple strokes over a decade ago. In a statement to The Daily Telegraph, Ita Buttrose expressed her grief, saying, 'My sister-in-law endured a long illness and she is now at peace. The couple, who famously met at a party they both gatecrashed in their 20s, raised three children: Richard, socialite Lizzie, and Evie, a director at law firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth.

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