According to a statement from the Tata Group, the last respects to Simone Tata, the founder of Lakmé, will be given on Saturday morning.

Simone Tata, the mother of Tata Group chairman Noel Tata and the stepmother of late Ratan Tata, passed away on Friday morning at Mumbai's Breach Candy hospital after a brief illness. She was 95.

According to a statement from the Tata Group, the last respects for the founder of Lakmé will be held on Saturday morning at the Cathedral of the Holy Name Church, Colaba.

“She will always be remembered for her contribution to the growth of Lakmé as India’s leading cosmetic brand and for laying the foundation for fashion retail with the Westside chain. She also guided the work of many philanthropic organisations, including the Sir Ratan Tata Institute,” a Tata

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