Amy Winehouse's father, Mitch Winehouse, has been ordered by the High Court to pay almost £1million to two of his late daughter's close friends after losing his legal battle over the sale of her belongings. The ruling follows the April dismissal of his claim against Naomi Parry, Amy's former stylist, and Catriona Gourlay, another friend, whom he had accused of profiting from selling items connected to the singer without properly disclosing their intentions.

Winehouse must pay interim sums of £569,330 to Parry and £394,521 to Gourlay within a fortnight, along with their legal costs on an indemnity basis. Deputy High Court Judge Sarah Clarke KC found neither woman had deliberately concealed the items, which included a minidress from Amy's final Belgrade performance sold for £182,000, and criticised Winehouse for pursuing an "inherently weak claim" aggressively against two women who had "stood faithfully" by his daughter. The case comes as Amy Winehouse, who died in 2011 aged 27, was recently remembered on the 15th anniversary of her death.