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Wife of Bernie Ecclestone files for divorce

The Formula One tycoon Bernie Ecclestone faces an unprecedented battle to win back his own fortune in the courts after his wife of 24 years, Slavica, announced today that she is to divorce him.

The former Croatian model, who is ten inches taller than her husband even before she puts on her heels, moved out of the family home in Chelsea last month while her husband was at the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao Paulo.

Mr Ecclestone played down the split and let it be known that she was upset by noise from building works in the basement of the house next door. In fact, as it became clear today, she was already lining up lawyers.

“Prompted by media speculation it is formally announced that Mrs Slavica Ecclestone has filed for divorce,” her spokesman said this afternoon. “Mrs Ecclestone has asked that her privacy and that of her children should be respected.”

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