Queen of Versailles star Jackie Siegel’s husband, David Alan Siegel, has died. He was 89.
“I needed to personally attain out and allow you to know that my husband, David Alan Siegel, handed away this morning,” Jackie, 59, wrote by way of Instagram on Saturday, April 5. “I used to be fortunate sufficient to share twenty-five fantastic years with David, and collectively we raised eight unbelievable kids. His life and legacy dwell on by way of all of them.”
She continued, “To say we’re devastated is an understatement. However I discover consolation in realizing that Victoria was there to greet him — the very first thing he heard was ‘Dad,’ adopted by a giant hug. And naturally, Steven is there too. That thought brings me a lot peace.”
Jackie married David, the proprietor of Westgate Resorts, in 2000. Collectively, they shared kids Daniel, Debbie, Drew, David, Jordan, Jacqueline, Jonquil and Victoria, the latter of whom died at age 18 in 2015 after a drug overdose. (David and Jackie later began a namesake nonprofit in Victoria’s reminiscence.)
“I do know you all beloved him too, which is why I needed to share this with you,” Jackie continued in her social media tribute. “Thanks on your love and help throughout this troublesome time. It means the world to us.”
The socialite concluded, “Life is a valuable reward from God — and my husband has discovered his peace with Him. Embrace and cherish each second — and thank God.”
Jackie, a former pageant queen, is finest generally known as the “Queen of Versailles” due to her household’s lavish and luxe tastes. As revealed in a 2012 documentary of the identical identify, Jackie and David constructed a big mansion impressed by the Palace of Versailles outdoors of Paris.
“I attempted to repeat as a lot of it as I might,” she mentioned in her Discovery+ doc, Reign Again, in 2022. “We positively are going to have the Corridor of Mirrors. [There are] a number of columns, and it’s a French structure. The home is mainly French, however I’m placing some trendy touches in there.”
In keeping with Jackie, her “residence design phrase” could be “overboard isn’t an excessive amount of.” She and David additionally imported a number of supplies from France so as to add authenticity to the property.
“Certainly one of my favourite issues is the pub as a result of that was from the late 1800s, in order that’s a extremely particular piece,” she mentioned. “Additionally, we’re importing all the dear stones for our flooring within the nice room from seven totally different nations. … I really feel so superb after I completely end a room as a result of a rendering is completely totally different than being there and taking a look at all of the glory and the glamour.”
Jackie, nonetheless, confessed that she regrets going with a blue mansard roof on the property.
“However, my husband needed the blue shingles, so we went with it,” she defined. “I want I knew how exhausting it was exhausting [to build a house] or what a headache it’s.”
Jackie’s life is now the inspiration for the upcoming Broadway musical, Queen of Versailles, starring Kristin Chenoweth.
