Christina Estrada, a former model and ex-wife of Saudi businessman Walid Juffali, has been awarded a record £75 million in cash and assets in the biggest divorce settlement by an English court.
Berkshire-based Christina Estrada, 54, had sought the large sum to meet her “reasonable needs”, including £1 million a year for clothes.
American Estrada went to the High Court in London after 61-year-old Sheikh Walid Juffali took a second wife and divorced her under Islamic law in 2014. Juffali was given three weeks to pay £53.5 million. He must also deliver a Lamborghini to Estrada within a fortnight or hand over another £140,000 million.
Estrada had wanted £196m from the Saudi businessman.
According to a report in the Daily Telegraph, Estrada’s requests included an annual £116,000 for handbags, £46,000 for Wimbledon and Ascot tickets and £1 million for clothes. The latter total included £40,000 for fur coats and £83,000 for cocktail dresses.
In the event, Mrs Justice Roberts gave her an annual clothing allowance of £500,000.
Estrada said she had a 13-year-old daughter with Juffali, adding: “My focus now is to support my daughter and move forward with our lives. For her sake and the sake of our wider family, I hope we can now resolve matters sensibly.”
