LONDON — The father of British star singer Amy Winehouse was ordered on Wednesday to pay £950,000 ($1.26 million) to his late daughter’s friends, whom he unsuccessfully sued for auctioning her clothes and other items.

Mitch Winehouse earlier this year lost a case in the high court in London against two of Winehouse’s friends who auctioned dozens of her clothes and other possessions years after her death.

The late Jewish singer-songwriter, who was famed for her distinctive husky voice and who enjoyed global meteoric success at a young age, died in July 2011 from alcohol poisoning, aged 27. She was often seen wearing a Star of David necklace and had spoken publicly about her Jewish identity.

The late singer’s former stylist Naomi Parry and her friend Catriona Gourlay denied acting dishonestly in auctioning the items they said were given or lent to them.

Her father, Mitch, argued that they had no right to sell the items.

The 155 items, which were auctioned between 2021 and 2023, included clothes, ballet slippers, handbags, earrings, and makeup owned by the late singer, as well as a dress she wore on her........

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