The good, the bad and the ugly of Sydney's social scene join a VERY frail-looking Ita Buttrose to farewell beloved relative Eastern suburbs social set turn out for Elizabeth Buttrose funeral Ita Buttrose arrived through back entrance to sister-in-law's farewell READ MORE: Ita Buttrose shares heartbreaking family news By Lucy Manly For Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:25 EDT, 1 October 2024 | Updated: 02:31 EDT, 1 October 2024 e-mail View comments Australian media titan Ita Buttrose had to be helped from a wheelchair and assisted down church steps as she joined a mix of Sydney 's A-List to farewell her sister-in-law on Tuesday. Robyn 'Elizabeth' Buttrose was remembered at a funeral service at Rose Bay's St Mary Magdalene Church in Sydney's eastern suburbs, on what would have been her 79th birthday. Mourners included Richard Pratt's long-time mistress Shari-Lea Hitchcock, fashion designer Charlie Brown, Sydney identity Fadi Ibrahim, raconteur Rick Walton, Darrell Lea chocolate heiress Carissa Lea and partner Jamie, and socialite and wife of artist Charles Billich, Christa.
The mother-of-three and grandmother-of-six, who was known by all as 'Elizabeth', suffered multiple strokes almost a decade ago that left her with major health problems. She passed peacefully at an eastern suburbs care facility on Friday, September 20. Elizabeth was the widow of economist and banker Will Buttrose, mother to fractured siblings Lizzie, Richard and Yvie, and sister-in-law to Ita, veteran journa.