Hamilton died on 10 February 2007 in London. He was buried in Edgware. In his will, he left £500,000 of his £4.5 million estate to his wife and the balance to be split between his two children. He also had £3.2 million in a Liechtenstein foundation known as the Rainbow Foundation, which he had established due to worries about the possibility of another Holocaust. His daughter Carolyn received £2.2 million from the foundation but her brother Alan only £1 million, resulting in a bitter legal dispute between them about whether the money in the foundation formed part of Hamilton's estate upon death. Hamilton's son argued it did and so should have been split equally between the siblings.Bitter inheritance feud over Nazi survivor's fortune sees son tell court father was tax avoider. Tom Morgan, The Daily Telegraph, 23 February 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.Legal feud over £3.2m offshore legacy pits sister against brother. Tristan Kirk, London Evening Standard, 23 February 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.Barrister and accountant contest father's £3m Holocaust fund. Solicitors Journal, 24 February 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
