The estate of a legendary tattoo artist who became the Queen’s handyman is at the centre of a High Court inheritance court fight between his widow and his “secret” daughter in Australia.
Dennis Cockell operated out of his “Diamond Jacks” studio in Soho and became the go-to tattooist for London’s music scene in the 1980s, inking stars including Adam Ant and members of the Sex Pistols, Stray Cats and Bananarama.
