- Sting, the 74-year-old singer, has stated he will not be setting up trust funds for his six children, believing they should “make their own way” in life.
- He considers giving children a trust fund to be a “form of abuse” and hopes he is never guilty of it, emphasising the importance of a strong work ethic.
- Sting, whose real name is Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, believes his approach is not 'cruel' but rather a kindness that trusts his children to be independent.
- The musician shares four adult children with his wife Trudie Styler and two with his ex-wife Frances Tomelty, all of whom he describes as “fiercely independent”.
- He has previously expressed similar sentiments, telling the Mail on Sunday in 2014 that he doesn't want to leave his children “albatrosses round their necks”.
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