Heath Ledger’s daughter Matilda will inherit the late actor’s $16.6 million estate, it's reported.

When The Dark Knight star died from an accidental drug overdose in January, he had not updated his will to include his three-year-old tot, meaning his fortune was left to his parents and sister.

His original will – which was updated two years before Matilda was born - amounted to just $145,000.

However, it was later discovered that the actor had formed the Thank You for the Trust trust shortly after Matilda's birth, making his daughter and her mother Michelle Williams co-trustees of high-priced properties he owned, boosting the value of his assets to an estimated $16.6 million.

And now Heath's father Kim has announced that his family will give everything up, so that little Matilda will inherit the lot when she comes of age.

Kim confirms, "Our family has gifted everything to Matilda."