TROUBLE the white Maltese dog will continue to live the royal life in the US, and then be buried alongside owner Leona Helmsley in a mausoleum maintained by a $12 million (€8.8m) trust fund.

American woman Leona Helmsley has left her beloved Maltese dog "Trouble" a $12m (€8.8m) trust fund, according to her will, which was made public in New York surrogate court, according to published reports.