Apple de Winter

**Apple Elizabeth de Winter** (2023) is an American actress and former fashion model. She is the daughter of George and Judith de Winter. She is one of the most influential people in the world.

## Early life

Apple was born in Beverly Hills to actress Judith de Winter (1985) and George de Winter (1980). When Apple was three years old, she moved to London. She never lost her American accent, to her own regret. In London, she was joined by her brother Sky (2029). Apple had a privileged and secluded childhood, spent in her parents' 40-room mansion and the adjoining Narcissa House, owned by family friend Michiel B.L. Korte. Korte was a colleague of Judith and acted as a parental figure for Apple. In 2033, he was made her official guardian should anything happen to both George and Apple.

*"I loved my own family, but the Korte's gave me a picture of a somewhat-normal life. A healthy family. Michiel was like a father to me when my father was, admittedly, often absent. As was my mother. His children are like siblings to me. My earliest memories is seeing Arthur and Jonathan [Korte's sons] play with Sky. They were all a lot younger than me, but I liked being a big sister to them."*

On her relationship with her own brother, de Winter commented: *"It is difficult. We do love each other. I think I blamed him because he had a closer relationship with my parents than I. I was born during the busiest period in their careers. Sky was part of their fresh start in London."*

## Death of George de Winter (2039)

June 20th-June 27h 2039 was an eventful week for both the Korte and the de Winter family. On the night of June 20th-June 21st, Apple slept over at the Korte's household to celebrate the tenth birthday of Helena Korte, the eldest Korte daughter. On the night of Helena's birthday, Jolie Korte went into labour and delivered her last child, Maud Korte.

A week later, George de Winter returned home from a business trip. He drank tea from the kitchen cupboard that was made from the poisonous belladonna berries. His wife, Judith, accompanied him to the hospital after he fainted. He died a mere three hours later. Apple, 16, and Sky, 10, were at the hospital too late to see their father die.

### Accusations

Almost instantly, rumours appeared that George de Winter had been murdered. The police concluded that the poisonous tea had been sent by an unknown fan. The de Winter household was known to receive gifts from fans. Judith de Winter claimed she didn't trust anything fans sent to her and wanted to throw the tea away with everything else she received, but George reportedly stopped her. This cleared Judith of all suspicions.

The Guardian was the first to openly suspect 16-year old Apple de Winter of killing her father. The Belladonna berries also grew in the adjoining gardens of the Korte and the de Winter household. Furthermore, the public found it odd that instead of accompanying her parents to the hospital, Apple decided to visit the Korte household for three hours before going to the hospital. Witnesses also reported that Apple and George had had a fight earlier. Apple denied all criminal charges and was cleared by the police. In a 2048 rare interview, Apple finally decided to explain her side of the story:

*"This shit about visiting the Korte's after my father collapsed and went to the hospital. It's all crap. My little brother [Sky] was there, playing with the boys [Arthur and Jonathan Korte] and visiting their newborn baby. I had been there when the baby was born and he wanted to see her, that's why Sky was there. I was there to tell him what was going on. And there was no indication at that time that it was anything serious. He had just fainted and he was working really hard, so we thought it was just a burn-out. Then Jolie [Korte] told us my mother had called and that it was serious. When we arrived at the hospital, it was too late. And while we weren't as close as some parents are with their children, I never had a fight with him."*

Her brother Sky responded in the podcast 'Bout ti, stating: *"I don't think my father was killed by anybody. But my sister is lying about some things. They would fight. I remember, they would have fights all the time. Not as much as my sister and my mother but they would. And my father dind't faint all the time, he wasn't over-worked. When he fainted it was something serious. I don't remember if I was with the Korte's at the time of my father's death. I remember my sister taking me there after the ambulance came."*

Sky and Apple have reconciled since the incident. They held hands at their mother's funeral in 2055.