Imran will welcome Tyrian

Cricket star Imran Khan today said he would welcome daughter Tyrian into his home following the death of her mother.

Tyrian's mother, heiress Sita White, had a relationship with the former Pakistan captain in the late 1980s.

Today Khan said that White had made Jemima, whom he married in 1995, Tyrian's legal guardian, in the event of her death.

White, who won a paternity suit against Khan in 1997, collapsed on Friday after hitting her head on the floor during a yoga class in California.
Khan, 51, said that Tyrian needed space to grieve after her mother's tragic death, and he wanted speculation about her future to end.

But the cricketer turned politician added in a statement that the decision about where Tyrian should live was ultimately up to the 12-year-old.

He said he had seen Tyrian and her grandmother on Monday and it was too early for her to decide where she wanted to stay.

But she would be welcome "to live with us in London", Khan added.

"Both Jemima and I are committed to making sure that Tyrian enjoys the best possible future after the tragic death of her mother," he said.

"Sita made Jemima her legal guardian some time ago and Tyrian has developed a close relationship with both Jemima and our two sons.

"It is too early to make a decision as to where she should live and ultimately this is Tyrian's decision."

Khan added: "If she decides that she wishes to live with us in London then she is absolutely welcome and we will bring her up and act as her guardians forthwith."