A former Pirelli calendar model has won a £75m divorce settlement from her billionaire Saudi ex-husband after arguing in the high court that she had to meet her “reasonable needs”. Her lawyers said the total settlement, taking into account her assets, was about £75m, a figure that included a cash payment of £53m. “His use of diplomatic immunity to try and prevent me from access to a legally binding settlement set a worrying precedent. Christina Estrada, 54, had been seeking £238m from Sheikh Walid Juffali, 61, with whom she has a daughter. Juffali divorced her in Saudi Arabia in 2014 under Islamic law, without her knowledge.

Source: The Guardian July 08, 2016 10:06 UTC