Edward Enninful is fashion royalty so it is only natural his wedding was fit for a king. 

The British Vogue editor-in-chief tied the knot with long-term partner Alec Maxwell on his 50th birthday yesterday in a lavish ceremony estimated to have cost at least £600,000 – and that’s not including the exclusive money-can’t-buy venue provided by his blue-blooded BFF. 

Edward and Alec exchanged vows in the picturesque Orangery in the grounds of Longleat House, in Wiltshire, the 16th-century home of Emma Thynn, Marchioness of Bath, and her husband, the 8th Marquess. One expert estimated the flowers alone for this portion of the day could have cost in the region of £250,000.

It is thought D&G model Emma, 35, gave close friends Enninful and Maxwell use of the historic stately home as a wedding present. But ordinary couples must pay a minimum of £13,800 for venue hire of the Orangery for their ceremony and a marquee for the reception.

In yet another show of Enninful’s VIP status, it is thought he was allowed to host the evening bash for some 300 guests in the house itself, while mere mortals marrying at Longleat can only hold events in the gardens and grounds.

A-listers including Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell and Victoria Beckham partied the night away, swigging bottles of Champagne and dining on food by high-end London caterers Cellar Society, whose clients typically have a budget in the region of £20,000 to £100,000. Flowers were provided by sought-after royal florist Simon Lycett. 

The celebrations continued on Wednesday with a ‘morning after lunch’ at The Bath Arms, a 17-bedroom pub on the Longleat estate, which was entirely booked out to allow some 80 guests met for lunch. 

‘I would say a wedding like this would certainly cost around £600,000, if not more,’ Chris Ayre, managing director at AYRE Events told FEMAIL. 

Holly Moore, CEO & founder of Make Events, thought it could be double the amount: ‘I would estimate this would be in the region of £1million to 1.5million, because when it comes to dream weddings, they also have the dream price tag.’

Golden girl: Naomi Campbell was among the 300 guests who gathered for Edward Enninful and Alec Maxwell’s wedding 

A-list friends: Karlie Kloss looked glamorous in black dress is by Bach Mai as she arrived at Longleat with Joshua Kushner

Designer dresses: Diane von Furstenberg (left, getting ready for the bash). Right, Enninful with husband Alec Maxwell in 2019

Glamorous guests: Anders Christian Madsen, a fashion critic at British Vogue, shared a picture with editor Christine Centenera and Victoria Beckham – who sported a white dress

Party time! Kate Moss appeared to be among the guests who partied into the night at Longleat House, in Wiltshire

Intimate venue: It is understood Edward and Alec married in The Orangery underneath a stunning floral arch

Little touches: Guests shared photos of the menu, printed with a cartoon of Edward and Alec’s dog Ru (left) and the mini bottles of Champagne they were given to enjoy the morning after

The Orangery is one of the wedding venues available to hire at Longleat House, starting from £275 per head

House party! Longleat House was lit up by Emma Thynn, Marchioness of Bath, for her friend Edward Enninful’s party

Guests were ferried in a fleet of black BMWs to the 9,000-acre Longleat Estate, famous for its lions and safari park. Some on the invite list were flown in by helicopter, including Victoria Beckham. 

It was a short trip for friends like Poppy Delevingne, Marc Jacobs and Italian model Bianca Brandolini, who checked into nearby Babington House, part of the Soho House group, ahead of the event. 

Rooms at Babington House cost upwards of £400-a-night, with the most expensive accommodation, The Cabin, setting you back £1,180, although it is only open to members. 

Fortunately there was no shortage of Soho House card holders at the wedding, with Diane von Furstenberg and influencer Derek Blasberg also bagging rooms. 

One local taxi-driver said: ‘It was a hell of a bash apparently, I think they got through rather a lot of champagne. It’s unusual for it to be this busy in February – the place has been full of black BMWs and Mercedes people carriers ferrying guests around.’

As well as champagne, guests were treated to Clase Azul tequila on each table, a source told FEMAIL.

Enninful is said to be a huge tequila fan and wanted a bottle on each table. Each Clase Azul ceramic decanter is hand painted in Mexico by a team of artisans and was set to look visually stunning among the festivities. 

It is understood that the service took place once the Longleat Safari Park had closed at 5pm. 

The Orangery, which was built by Jeffry Wyatville for the 2nd Marquess of Bath in the early 1800s, was decorated in a simple and elegant fashion. But such pared back luxury doesn’t come cheap, warned Jess Martin, party decorating expert at Ginger Ray. 

‘The venue was adorned with beautiful creamy blooms and an abundance of dark green foliage from none other than Simon Lycett, the high profile florist for the likes of Buckingham Palace and Mary Berry,’ she said. 

‘The rest of the venue consisted of clean lines and white decorations, achieving a summery “LA” look right in the middle of Bath’s stately home. You can just imagine fashionable gowns and tuxedos standing out against the all-white backdrop making it the perfect place for a Vogue wedding to unfold.

‘All in all, the simple but showstopping display alone could have cost anything over £250,000 as it certainly didn’t compromise in style and quality.’ 

Party continues: Model RJ King (left with Alec Maxwell) was among the guests who continued the celebrations today. A group of around 80 people, including the newlyweds, made their way to The Bath Arms on the Longleat estate for lunch (right)

All dressed up! Karen Elson, left, and Tabitha Simmons, right, shared their outfits from yesterday’s wedding

Still on cloud nine: Guests including Ben Skervin (left) and Diane von Furstenberg (right) shared photos from this morning

Taking in the sights: Guests drove through the Longleat Safari Park, with a curious ostrich crossing their path 

Holly agreed that there will have been no expense spared when it came to planning the big day, saying: ‘When it comes to a wedding, especially a high profile celebrity wedding you’re guaranteed to go over budget. 

‘All the little details add up, from wanting a specific product that needs to be imported (incurring additional shipping charges due to Brexit) staffing costs, venue costs (although this may have been gifted in Edward Enninful’s case) catering costs, it all adds up.

‘This particular wedding sounds beautiful and looks like it has been planned to perfection, including all the magic touches you would expect from a celebrity wedding. They would have also had a wedding planner which I imagine would have taken 15-20 per cent of the budget.’      

Sarah Balfour, director of luxury London-based wedding planners Orchid Events, added: ‘This is a knockout wedding I have no doubt every supplier pulled out all of the bells and whistles.’

Guests have shared small details of the day on Instagram, like the personalised menu printed with a cartoon of Edward and Alec’s bulldog, Ru. They were also given miniature bottles of Champagne to enjoy this morning, before 80 guests made their way to the local pub. 

Locals in the village of Horningsham turned up for lunch to be told the Bath Arms was closed until 4pm for a private party.

One guest said: We’ve taken every table, there’s 80 of us left over from the wedding. It’s a lovely pub, I hope the locals don’t mind too much. We’ll soon be gone.’

Fashion editor Sophia Neophitou-Apostolou, centre, shared this photo from the evening celebrations on Instagram

Showtime! Maya Jama on her way to the party. Right, celebrity hairdresser Ben Skirven with his glamorous dates

Black tie glamour: Karlie Kloss and Joshua Kushner arrived at Longleat last night for the birthday and wedding celebration

Radiant: Model Karlie looked beautiful in a black cut-out gown, which she wore with glittering chandelier earrings

Starry bash: Karlie and Joshua are understood to have been among the guests invited to the evening celebrations

On their way to party! A guest keeps his eyes down as he arrives in the back of a car for the bash at Longleat House

Well-dressed: A suave man in the back of the car was driven to the venue, where A-listers gathered to celebrate

Stylish: Two guests arriving for the evening celebrations at Longleat House, in the Wiltshire countryside

Night-time arrivals: It is thought Edward and Alec exchanged vows in front of a few friends then partied with hundreds

Arrivals: Well-dressed guests arrived by car at Longleat for the star-studded evening bash

The guests were being chauffeur driven home to London, and some who had flown in for the wedding were being taken to Heathrow after their lazy lunch in the country pub. 

Edward, who is European editorial director of Vogue, revealed in 2019 that he had proposed to Alec, a director/editor who works under the name Kloss Films, after 15 years together.  

He said they were ‘not in a rush’ to get married so it is not known whether the pandemic waylaid their wedding plans. 

As well as getting help with the venue from Emma Thynn, Edward would have had his entire phone book of well-connected friends at his disposal. It is no doubt both grooms were dressed in exquisite designer creations for their big day.  

‘This is going to be the wedding of the year – there will be no expense spared and no detail ignored,’ a source previously told the Mail on Sunday. 

‘Edward is one of the best-connected people in Britain, and across America too, so expect super-famous guests. People are already saying you won’t see so many A-listers in one room ever again.

‘Edward appears to have saved some money on the venue as he is thought to have been given it by Emma Weymouth as a wedding present.

‘Edward and Alec have been wanting to marry for some time and Edward’s 50th birthday seemed such a special day to do it.’ 

Model RJ King opted for a sharp black Dior ensemble for the wedding on Tuesday. Right, cars queuing up

Writer Pippa Vosper shared this photo from her nearby hotel room. She wore a stunning black and white Chanel gown

Celebrity hairstylist Ben Skervin shared his journey from dressed down to glam for the celebrity bash yesterday

Getting ready! Edward’s BFF Adut Akech shared this photo from a hotel room as she got ready for the party 

Large scale operation: Suppliers were spotted arriving at Longleat, a sprawling Wiltshire estate, ahead of the celebration

Setting up: Florists arriving at Longleat House, in Wiltshire, yesterday, hinting at a pink and white theme for the day 

Guests’ gowns were carried across the estate in garment bags, pictured, ahead of dressing for the big event 

Initially there was some speculation as to whether the big bash at Longleat was simply a birthday celebration for Edward – or if it was a way to keep the details of their nuptials under wraps. 

But a handful of guests hinted at the true occasion, with Diane von Furstenberg writing: ‘Getting ready to go and celebrate @edward_enninful and @kloss_films.’ 

Edward himself wrote: ’50th birthday on 22.2.22. Let’s go.’  

Guests including model Adut Akech shared photos as they had their hair and makeup done ahead of the event. 

Others snapped photographs en route, like Maya Jama, who looked radiant in a black strapless gown. It was a night of big name designers, with ensembles by Dior, Chanel and Victoria Beckham all on show.  

Some guests, including socialite Richie Akiva – who is known as ‘the king of New York nightlife’, were given a tour of the historic stately home on their arrival.  

Evening guests were treated to the spectacular site of Longleat lit up against the night sky. Vogue Australia editor Christine Centenera shared a photograph of the stunning view.   

Supermodel style! Bianca Brandolini and Poppy Delevingne shared a snap on their way to the nuptials today

Guests arriving at the wedding appear to be treated to a tour of Longleat. Socialite Richie Akiva – who is known as ‘the king of New York nightlife’ as he owns many clubs in the US, shared a video to his Instagram story showing his arrival at the estate and a tour headed by Emma Weymouth, followed by afternoon tea

Richie shared a snap heading into the venue showing the luxurious estate from outside and inside

Security are seen arriving At Vogue Editor In Chief Edward Enninful’s Longleat wedding on Tuesday

Vendors unpack flowers, food and more in what’s set to be the A-list celebration of the year

Photographers were seen on the estate, alongside vendors carrying in various items on what’s set to be an incredibly lavish celebration

Guests arrived at the venue where they readied themselves for the evening’s celebrations 

Flowers arrived at the Longleat estate in Wiltshire on Tuesday as preparations began for the wedding of Vouge editor Edward Enninful to his long term partner his long-term partner Alec Maxwell, a director and editor

Partying with the lions! The editor is set to be among animals in a safari park at the grand Wilshire wedding

It is believed that Mr Enninful’s close friend Emma Weymouth, the Marchioness of Bath, has given him the use of Longleat where she lives with her husband Ceawlin Thynn, the 8th Marquess of Bath

Flowers arrived at the Longleat estate in Wiltshire yesterday as preparations began for the wedding of Vouge editor Edward Enninful to his long term partner his long-term partner Alec Maxwell in what’s set to be the A-list event of the year

Protecting themselves from the British weather! Guest were seen sheltering under umbrellas as they arrived at the estate

Ghanaian-born Enninful began his career as fashion director of British youth culture magazine i-D. In 2011, Enninful was tapped to take the style directorship at W magazine.

In August 2017, Enninful was named editor-in-chief of British Vogue. In December 2020, Enninful was promoted to be the first European editorial director. 

He now oversees Vogue’s editorial operations in France, Germany, Spain and Italy. 

Guests sported fashionable looks as they headed into the wedding celebrations 

Glamourous guests were clutching bags sure to be full of designer clothes as they headed to the festivities today 

Travelling in style: The guests appeared to be in casual clothes ahead of the celebrations where they are sure to be dressed to the nines

Bianca Brandolini looked effforlessly stylist with her monogrammed Louis Vuitton suitcase as she arrived with Poppy Delevingne

Poppy Delevingne arrived clutching a alongside Italian model Bianca Brandolini and a designer suitcase

Poppy Delevingne lead the arrivals at the the Longleat estate in Wiltshire as Vouge editor Edward Enninful’s gets ready for his wedding to his long term partner Alec Maxwell in what’s set to be the A-list event of the year

Spotted arriving on the estate yesterday was model Poppy Delevingne who arrived clutching a Covid test alongside Italian model Bianca Brandolini

Men in black suits were among the guests arriving at the estate in Wiltshire

Bianca held a bottle and a suitcase as she headed into the luxury estate on Tuesday

A woman has filed a lawsuit against Los Angeles The police department, claiming a case of wrong identity, left her in prison for 13 days.

Bethany Farber, of Calabasas, Californiawas to board a Delta flight to Puerto Escondido, Mexicoto visit her family when she was detained by TSA officers at Los Angeles International Airport last April.

Officials said they had a warrant for Farber’s arrest Texas and escorted her to a private room, where she was tied to a chair.

The esthetician was soon arrested by police, who did not check her driver’s license or confirm her identity and were held in the Linwood Women’s Prison for 13 days, according to the trial.

The Farber police they are looking for have dark hair and do not look like Farber, who is now prosecuting the department. It is unclear why police searched for Farber and found the right suspect.

The LAPD said it did not comment on pending lawsuits and did not explain how the wrong Farber was arrested.

Bethany Farber of Calabasas, California, is suing the Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles Airport Police and the City of Los Angeles for wrongful arrest after being held in prison for 13 days.

She claims that the police mistaken her for a woman of the same name who has an arrest warrant

Bethany Farber does not look like the one who was arrested, but the authorities rejected Bethany Farber’s requests to check again if they had the right person.

She is now suing Los Angeles police, Los Angeles airport police and the Los Angeles city of what she says is an illegal arrest, and claims police mistaken her for a woman of the same name who had an arrest warrant.

Farber told KTLA-TV: “It was absolutely horrifying. I was shocked. It just kept getting worse.

“I was arrested for a state fugitive order. I kept saying that they had the wrong person to check again, and they just said, “No, we got him.”

Farber claims she told police she had the wrong man, but they took her to Linwood Women’s Prison.

She continued, “Right away, all I could think about was that I’ve never been to Texas … I started to get upset, realizing it was all happening.”

Farber spent 13 days in prison while her family and friends worked to prove that the police had the wrong woman.

The esthetician said she was handcuffed to a chair after being escorted to a private room

Farber said she was “shocked and horrified” when she was taken to Linwood Women’s Prison.

Her grandmother (pictured) suffered a stroke due to stress while Farber was in prison. She later died just days after her granddaughter was released from prison. Farber managed to visit his grandmother before he died

Her family hired lawyers in Texas and Los Angeles and proved their innocence by showing a GPS on a cell phone showing that Farber was in California the day the other woman committed crimes in Texas.

The blonde said she was scarred by her experiences in prison, but said it “could happen to anyone”.

She also said she saw human feces being thrown around and had to put hot food under her clothes just to keep warm while in prison, CBS News reported.

“She had to spend her nights in a cold cell listening to the voices of other prisoners screaming, crying, she saw battles in her cell, she saw battles in the common areas of the prison,” her lawyer Rodney Diggs told the press. conference on tuesday.

Diggs also said Fox 11: “They could check the dates of birth, check the fingerprints, check the social security numbers. Farber had her passport at the time.

Farber (pictured out of court) was preparing to board a Delta flight to Puerto Escondido, Mexico, to visit the family when she was detained by TSA officers.

Farber’s lawyer Rodney Diggs (right with Farber) said police had to check birth dates, fingerprints and social security numbers

The blonde said that her stay in prison caused her a lot of “suffering” and affected her business. “It caused me a lot of suffering in my life, a lot of anxiety. That brought me back financially. It has affected my business, “she said

He added: “This means that the system is defective somewhere. The fact that there are no procedures, no protocol.

After she was released, the mother of aesthetics told Farber that her grandmother had suffered a stress-induced stroke. She died just days after Farber was released from prison; Farber managed to visit her before she died.

“I can’t explain to you the feeling of this whole situation and then be released and have [my mom] let me know in the morning that my grandmother is in the hospital, “she said Fox 10. “I believe I would have had more time with her if this situation had not happened.”

Farber’s lawyer also said the LAPD had been told by the state of Texas that the wrong Farber had been in custody three days before her release.

The esthetician was arrested by the police at the Los Angeles International Airport (pictured)

‘[It was] “She could spend three days with her grandmother,” he said.

She was released on April 28, 2021, according to KTLA. Farber is now suing $ 2.5 million for emotional stress.

“It caused me a lot of suffering in my life, a lot of anxiety. That brought me back financially. “It has affected my business,” she told a news conference on Tuesday. “There are a lot of people who have this happen to them, and no one stands up for them. when they are in prison, their lives are illegally ruined.

Germany‘s Alexander Zverev he was expelled from the Mexican Open in Acapulco for “unsportsmanlike conduct” after attacking a judge after losing doubles.

Zverev, who partnered with Brazilian tennis player Marcelo Melo, came dangerously close to hitting the referee when he repeatedly attacked the official’s chair with his rocket after losing 6-2, 4-6, 10-6 to Lloyd Glasspool and Harry Heliovaara.

This is just the latest dispute that has engulfed Zverev – he remains under investigation by the ATP after allegations of domestic violence by his ex-girlfriend Olga Sharipova.

After the four players shook hands on the net at the end of their match in Acapulco, Zverev returned to his chair, only to make three dangerous blows an inch from the legs and feet of the referee in the chair.

Zverev, who has now been kicked out of the singles tournament in Mexico, was outraged by a line call in the deciding set tiebreak in a doubles match.

The German was furious, knelt down and said: “Look where the ball bounced, 8-6 in the tiebreak, for God’s sake. This is the hell of your line.

“You’re a great idiot.”

When the match was over, the Olympic champion hit the chair three times while the crowd gasped in disbelief before continuing to shout, “You destroyed the whole fucking match! The whole fucking game.

Alexander Zverev expelled from the Mexican Open after attacking the referee’s chair

The German was furious after losing doubles, in which he hit the judge’s chair four times

Part 2: Glasspool / Heliovaara scored an ace and won the match and the video shared on this topic happened.

This is the chronology of what I could understand, it started towards the end of the super tie-break. pic.twitter.com/JRaVPWYWZz

– stateofsport21 (@ stateofsport211) February 23, 2022

Zverev, enraged by the refereeing at the time, fired his rocket again at the side of the referee’s chair, before the official, who seemed deeply embarrassed by the explosion, hurriedly left the court.

In a statement after the horrific outburst, ATP confirmed that Zverev had been removed from the tournament and his German Peter Goyovchik, who was to face the next single, won.

In a statement later posted on his Instagram page, Zverev revealed that he had apologized in private to the judge for his outburst.

He wrote: It is difficult to describe in words how much I regret my behavior during and after the doubles match yesterday.

In a statement posted on his Instagram story, Zverev apologized for his “unacceptable” outburst.

“I personally apologized to the judge in the chair, because my outburst against him was wrong and unacceptable, and I’m just disappointed in myself.

“It simply did not have to happen and there is no excuse. I would also like to apologize to my fans, the tournament and the sport I love.

“As you know, I leave everything on the court. I left too much yesterday. I will take the next few days to consider my actions and how I can guarantee that this will not happen again. I’m sorry to disappoint you.

Zverev will no doubt face a serious fine for his behavior and risks being removed after an ATP check.

“Unsportsmanlike conduct” is defined by the ATP Tour as “any misconduct of a player that is manifestly abusive or detrimental to the success of a tournament, ATP and / or sport.”

Zverev remains under investigation by the ATP following allegations of domestic violence by Ms. Sharipova, which include allegations of violent physical violence. Zverev has repeatedly denied all allegations.

Zverev was furious at calling a line in the decisive set of tie-breaks, which was not given, which led him to call the chair judge “damn idiot”, to the great horror of the audience in Acapulco

The German was expelled from the tournament in Acapulco for “unsportsmanlike conduct”

The ATP announced last year that it was investigating high-level allegations of domestic violence against Olympic champion Zverev.

Last October, the former teenager Sharipova publicly accused the world №3 of a series of serious attacks, which he categorically denied.

Interview with Sharipova, published in American online magazine Slate in August contains new allegations, including that Zverev hit Sharipova in their hotel room during the Shanghai Masters in October 2019 and that she desperately injected herself with insulin for the second time.

Sharipova spoke in an interview with the American magazine Racquet last November.

“We had another fight and in this match he hit me in the face for the first time,” Sharipova said of their trip to Switzerland. “In other battles he pushed me, pushed me, twisted my arms, strangled me. But that was the first time he hit me, he really hit me.

In a statement, Zverev denied the charges against him.

“We have known each other since we were children and we share many experiences together,” he said. “I am very sorry that she is making such statements because the allegations are simply not true.”

This is just the latest dispute that has engulfed Zverev – he remains under investigation by the ATP after allegations of domestic violence by his ex-girlfriend Olga Sharipova. They are pictured together here in 2019

Already in 2019the bad boy in tennis Nick Kyrgios received a suspended 16-week tour ban and a record fine of approximately £ 90,000 after committing eight offenses during a match with Karen Khachanov at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, including verbal abuse of referee Fergus Murphy and spitting at the official.

As a result, he was sentenced to a six-month probationary period.

Just a day before this unpleasant episode, Zverev made history in Acapulco, setting a new record for the last finish of a tennis match.

Defeating the previous final of 4:34 in the morning, set by Leighton Hewitt, when he defeated Marcos Baghdatis at the 2008 Australian Open, Zverev and rival Jenson Brooksby finished their match only at 4:55 in the morning.

ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus, 76, and his 73-year-old wife, Lena Calersio, separated after 41 years of marriage, but vowed to “stay close friends” and continue to enjoy family holidays together.

from Eli Phillips for Mailonline

Published: 16:24 GMT, 23 February 2022 | Updated: 5:47 PM GMT, February 23, 2022

Björn Ulvaeus and his wife Lena Kallersjö separated.

IN ABBA The 76-year-old star and his 73-year-old wife confirmed on Wednesday that they have decided to end their relationship after 41 years of marriage.

However, the couple – who share two children – vowed to “remain close friends” and continue to enjoy family holidays together after their separation.

OVER! Björn Ulvaeus, 76, and wife Lena Kallersjö, 73, separated after 41 years of marriage (Pictured together in September 2021)

In a statement provided to HuffPost United KingdomThe estranged couple shared: “After many wonderful and eventful years, we decided to separate.

“We remain close friends and will continue to celebrate our grandchildren’s birthdays and other family holidays together.”

Bjorn and Lena’s separation came just months after he began working with his ex-wife and bandmate Agneta Feltskog, 71, again when ABBA reunited to release their first album in four decades, Voyage.

Bjorn shares the children of Linda, 48, and Peter, 44, with his first wife, Agnetha, while he also shares his daughters, Emma, ​​40, and Anna, 35, with his second wife, Lena.

Friendship: The couple – who share two children – have vowed to “remain close friends” and continue to enjoy family holidays together after their separation (Pictured in 2001)

Agnetha was an angelic-looking and shy 19-year-old when she met Bjorn, five years her senior, who was then a member of a popular folk group.

They were instantly defeated and married two years later in 1971, the year before Abba was founded. Two children followed, Linda and Peter. But six years after the marriage, he was in deep trouble.

In 1979, at the height of Abba’s fame, they split up – to the horror of Abba fans – and at one point blew out that strong image.

Separation: The estranged couple shared a statement that reads: “After many wonderful and eventful years, we decided to separate (pictured in 2003)

Within a week of their separation, Bjorn was dating Agneta, who looked like Lena Calersio, a Swedish television presenter.

The couple met at a New Year’s party at the home of Björn’s ABBA teammates Benny Anderson and Annie-Fried Lingstad.

Two years later, in 1981, they married – just six months after divorcing Agneta – and he had two more children by his second wife.

At the time, Bjorn and Agnetha described their separation as a “happy divorce,” but the reality is different. Agnetha later admitted that she felt “confused” and needed a consultation.

The pain of separation was immortalized in the hit The Winner Takes It All, and many fans have wondered over the years if Bjorn was deliberately cruel by asking his ex-wife to sing the tragic text: “Tell me if she kisses like I kissed you?”

In 1990, Agneta married for the second time – to the divorced Swedish surgeon Thomas Sonnenfeld. The marriage was concluded, at Agnetha’s insistence, in secret and became public only after it broke up three years later.

ABBA in their heyday: Benny Anderson, Annie-Fried Lingstad, Agneta Faltskog and Bjorn Ulveus (pictured in 1974)

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A woman who was found locked in a shack, chained, caused outrage China over the practice of human trafficking was sold to two “husbands”, authorities said.

The mother of eight, identified only as Xiaohuamei (The Little Plum Blossom), was found in a wooden shack on the outskirts of Xuzhou City in Jiangsu Province last month, wearing thin clothes in the middle of winter and a metal neck brace.

The shocking video of her discovery has been viewed billions of times a day on the Chinese Internet, even rivaling the attention paid to Beijing winter Olympics.

As a result, the issue of trafficking in women as brides has been highlighted in China after authorities initially dismissed their concerns before desperately trying to censor critical online comments about their failure to protect her.

Officials announced Wednesday that they have arrested her husband – identified by his last name Dong – accused of keeping his wife tied up in a shack.

At least 17 employees of the local Communist Party have also been punished, and five others have been arrested, in addition to their husbands.

The mother of eight, identified only as Xiaohuamei (The Little Plum Blossom), was found in a wooden hut on the outskirts of Xuzhou City in Jiangsu Province last month.

Provincial authorities said the woman – now 44 – was found to have schizophrenia and was sold several times, including once in 1998 for 5,000 yuan (£ 580) after being taken from her village to the southwestern province of Yunnan.

Xiaohuamei was born in 1977 and married for the first time in 1995. She divorced in 1997 and returned to the village of Yagu in Yunnan.

A year later, a woman named Sang took her from Yagu to the coastal province of Jiangsu, about 1,200 miles away, under the guise of receiving medical care and finding a husband.

But Sang then sold it to a man in Donghai County for 5,000 yuan ($ 790), Jiangsu authorities said.

They said Sang and her husband were jailed in 2000 for trafficking girls, one for five years and the other for seven.

Both were arrested on Tuesday.

After only a few months with the man in Donghai County, Xiaohuamei disappeared one morning. She ended up in Feng County, where the video was taken, showing her tied up in chains as a result of further traffic, according to the official’s report.

The shocking video of the discovery of Little Plum Blossom has been watched billions of times a day on the Chinese Internet, even rivaling the attention paid to the Beijing Winter Olympics

According to the report, a couple running a hotel in the neighboring province of Henan found the woman wandering like a beggar and accepted her.

A month later, they sold it to a construction foreman, who then sold it to a man in Feng County.

This man then sold her to Mr. Dong’s family, whom she would marry and eventually have eight children. Investigators said this chain of events is still under investigation.

The husband was formally arrested on Tuesday along with two other people accused of trafficking, authorities said, and investigations are ongoing against six others allegedly involved in her trafficking.

Officials said “special action is being taken to fully and thoroughly investigate and correct the violation”.

The case continued to spark anger on Wednesday, with a related hashtag on China’s Twitter-like Weibo platform garnering 580 million views shortly after the news of the sanctions came.

“Confidence in our government has long been lost,” one user said in a statement. “You didn’t show us evidence.”

Others called for national repression against trafficking.

Officials announced Wednesday that they have arrested her husband – identified by his last name Dong – accused of keeping his wife tied up in a shack. At least 17 local officials were also punished and others arrested

China’s one-child policy – weakened only in 2016 – has led to a shortage of women due to the traditional preference for boys.

The resulting gender imbalance is thought to have fueled human trafficking, according to a report by the United States Congress.

The footage was first posted on Chinese social media sites by an online blogger days before the recent Lunar New Year celebration, which the woman found while visiting the area to promote charitable efforts in the country’s rural areas.

This has led to questions about the treatment of women and the failure to curb alleged abuses, and after local officials responded with a series of inconsistent statements, the Chinese public has only become angry, demanding responsibility.

One woman said on social media that she tried to visit her mother but was stopped by police and said she had been sent to hospital.

Some called for a boycott of Fengxian products, while others signaled support, reading: “The world has not abandoned you. Your sisters are coming.

The activism has raised concerns in the totalitarian country that it could escalate into a Chinese #MeToo case, which authorities previously suppressed.

Trafficking in brides is a major problem in China after decades of family planning have led to a shortage of boys.

Under Chinese law, buying a victim of trafficking results in a sentence of less than three years in prison.

Rick Fleur was spotted flying from Los Angeles with a much younger girlfriend.

DailyMail.com saw the 72-year-old man WWE legend of the airport with 28-year-old Kelly Brewster, who is from New Jersey but now lives in Tampa, Florida.

Brewster was seen tenderly caring for Fleur, straightening his shirt and straightening his mask as they waited in line for their flight.

The observation comes less than a month after Rick Fleur announced he was breaking up with his former professional tennis star “wife” Wendy “FiFi” Barlow, 61.

DailyMail.com noticed Rick Fleur flying from Los Angeles with a much younger friend

The WWE legend was with 28-year-old Kelly Brewster, who is from New Jersey but now lives in Tampa, Florida

Brewster was seen tenderly caring for Fleur, straightening his shirt and adjusting his mask as they waited in line for their flight.

Although it is not clear what the relationship is between Fleur and the beautiful blonde, they obviously look comfortable with each other.

Not much is known about Brewster, but the 28-year-old attended Indiana State University before moving to Tampa, Florida, and shared her love of dogs on social media.

Brewster is seen fixing Rick Fleur’s mask at LAX in this exclusive photo on DailyMail.com

Kelly Brewster grew up in New Jersey, just across the Delaware River from Philadelphia

Fleur and Barlow held a wedding ceremony in Florida in September 2018 and then said in a statement: “Dreams come true.”

Brewster attended Indiana State University before moving to Tampa

But last month, Flair announced their separation in an Instagram post.

“After some time, Wendy and I decided to separate. Please respect our privacy and our families during this time!

“I will love and cherish all our memories together forever and I will be forever grateful for everything she has done to make my life better!” He wrote.

It was later confirmed to the PEOPLE that their marriage was never official and there was no application for a marriage certificate.

“It was just a ceremony,” Fleur said. We have never been married.

And while it’s not clear what the relationship is between Fleur and the beautiful blonde, they obviously look comfortable with each other.

Not much is known about Brewster, but the 28-year-old attended Indiana State University before moving to Tampa, Florida, and shared her love of dogs on social media.

Fleur and Barlow were married in Florida in September 2018, and then said in a statement: “Dreams come true.”

The couple is seen enjoying Thanksgiving in Tulum, Mexico, before parting

“After some time, Wendy and I decided to separate. Please respect our privacy and our families during this time! I will love and cherish all our memories together forever and I will be forever grateful for everything she has done to make my life better! ‘ Fleur wrote in a statement last month

Fleur and Barlow were together through many health fears.

Barlow contracted Covid in the midst of the pandemic, and the couple remained in separate parts of their homes.

“My wife does.” [have the virus] … we live in a house of 5,000 square feet, “Fleur said at the time. – I live in the basement. She lives upstairs on the third floor and fell ill.

At the age of 72, Fleur had his own health problems, including early stages of kidney failure in 2017.

He was also on the verge of congestive heart failure due to years of alcohol abuse.

Fleur was told he had only a 20 percent chance of survival, and he was placed in a medically induced coma.

Barlow stayed with him as he recovered, and Fleur thanked her for that in a statement announcing their separation.

Fleur has been married four times.

His first marriage to Leslie Goodman was from 1971-1983, his second marriage to Elizabeth Harel was from 1983 to 2006, his third marriage to Tiffany Van Demark was from 2006-2009, and his fourth marriage to Jackie Beams. is from 2009-2014.

Border patrol agent finds five-week-old baby wrapped in camouflage bag while questioning migrants near Mexico-Arizona border

• A five-week-old baby from Guatemala was nearly run over by a US border guard at ATV near the Mexico-Arizona border on February 16.
• The child was with his 38-year-old mother and was abandoned in the desert shortly before she and other migrants were stopped by agents.
• One of the policemen was walking around the area for other migrants when he almost ran over the baby, which was covered with camouflage.
• US Customs and Border Protection says mother and child are in good health but deported to Mexico

from Adri Torres for Dailymail.com

Published: 16:41 GMT, 23 February 2022 | Updated: 18:23 GMT, 23 February 2022

An agent of the US Border Patrol who came across a group of undocumented migrants in Arizona the desert nearly crushed a five-week-old Guatemalan boy as he drove an ATV in search of others traveling with the group.

Tucson agent Mike Jones and the rest of the Ajo station unit approached the group after they illegally crossed from Mexico on February 16, according to Fox News.

Jones told the network that they were interrogating the migrants around 7 pm local time as part of the normal protocol and felt that they were hiding information. So an agent stepped back to animate the national monument to the organ tube cactus.

“The questions we’re asking are, is there anyone else in the group,” Jones said. “Where is everyone else in the group?” No one gave any answers.

A five-week-old Guatemalan boy was nearly run over by a U.S. border agent on Feb. 16 while searching for migrants who crossed from Mexico to Arizona. The individuals were stopped and questioned, but declined to say if there were other people traveling with them. An agent searched the area and stopped for a masked package before spotting the baby.

U.S. Border Patrol agent Mike Jones, who was assigned to Ajo Station in Tucson, is holding a five-week-old migrant boy from Guatemala after he was abandoned by his mother moments after crossing Mexico on February 16.

Jones said that at that moment, one of the agents started following the migrants’ fingerprints on the ATV, deviating from the bundle just in time. He looked at it and found a baby wrapped in a camouflage blanket.

Jones returned to the group with the baby. Eventually, a 38-year-old woman from Guatemala stepped forward, saying she was the mother.

“In fact, I had to ask two more times in a stricter way, in a stricter way, until a woman decided very hesitantly to raise her hand and say that the baby belonged to her,” Jones recalls.

The mother and baby were processed and returned to Mexico via Luquille, Arizona, according to a statement from the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

A U.S. Border Patrol agent finds a five-week-old Guatemalan migrant boy wrapped in camouflage after being abandoned by his 38-year-old mother on Feb. 16.

A U.S. border patrol agent is caring for a five-week-old Guatemalan boy who was nearly run over by an officer on board an ATV looking for additional migrants after meeting a group that crossed from Mexico on Feb. 16.

Policy adopted during the former republican President Donald Trump’s administration in March 2020, Title 42 allows CBP to expel migrants under Disease Control Centers and a public health prevention order that considers them a health risk during the COVID-19 pandemic.

President Joe Biden’s administration has continued to enforce the law, but now ensures that unaccompanied children are not subjected to it.

Data for the southwestern border, released by CBP last Friday, show that 78,486 were deported to Mexico in January.

Under Trump, starting in March 2020, nearly 400,000 migrants were denied asylum and asylum at the border and returned to Mexico. The Biden administration has fired more than 1.2 million since he took office.

Total meetings with migrants stopped at the southern border for illegal entry fell by 14% in January, when 153,941 bans were reported by border services, compared with 179,219 in December 2021.

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Eating less can add years to your life if new research is to be believed.

Researchers at Yale University say that reducing calories can “rejuvenate” a key part of your immune system.

Adults who reduced their calorie intake by approximately 14 percent had a better functioning thymus gland.

This is equivalent to about 300 calories for men who follow a dietary guideline of 2,000 per day for women or 2,500 for men.

The thymus gland, an organ above the heart that produces disease-fighting T cells, usually ages faster than the rest of the body.

Stopping its decline could “extend healthy life expectancy,” according to Professor Vishwa Deep Dixit, a nutritionist who was part of the research team.

Researchers believe that reducing calorie intake can also thwart inflammation – when the immune system overreacts, leading to a number of diseases.

Labeled “exciting” by researchers, the study adds to decades of evidence that reducing calories can prolong the lives of flies, worms and mice by strengthening the thymus gland.

He was the first to consider whether the same thing happens to humans.

Reducing the amount you eat can add years to your life by rejuvenating a gland vital to your immune system, say Yale University researchers [stock pic]

What is the thymus gland?

The thymus is a small gland located in the thorax just below the sternum; and is critical to the body’s response to disease invasion.

With age, their thymus glands shrink and become harder to find.

White blood cells come from the bone marrow. About half of them go directly into the bloodstream and tissue fluids, but the rest have to pass through the thymus gland.

The thymus gland is a central figure in the immune system due to its major role in the processing of these white blood cells into T lymphocytes.

These thymic lymphocytes perform three protective functions.

First, they stimulate the production and growth of antibodies by other lymphocytes.

Second, they stimulate the growth and action of phagocytes, which surround and absorb invading viruses and microbes.

Finally, thymic lymphocytes recognize and destroy foreign and abnormal tissue.

The study, published in sciencerecruited 238 non-obese adults aged 26 to 47 and assigned two-thirds to reduce calorie intake.

They were instructed to follow a diet plan aimed at reducing their intake by a quarter. They were not asked to adhere to a certain amount of food.

Their body weight of all participants is measured regularly to assess how much they adhere to the plan.

Measurements show that volunteers have reduced their intake by an average of about 14%, ranging from 12 to 22%.

When researchers examined magnetic resonance imaging two years later, they found that those who ate less had better-functioning thymus glands.

They measure the number of T cells, as well as the weight and fat mass around the thymus glands.

They also found a reduction in fat around the gland, compared to a small change in the group that had no dietary restrictions during the test.

Senior author Professor Dixit, who is director of the Yale Center for Aging, said the thymus was producing more T cells after two years of eating less than at the start of the study.

He said: “I think the fact that this organ can be rejuvenated is staggering because there is very little evidence of what is happening to humans.

“It’s very exciting that this is even possible.

“There is so much debate about which type of diet is better – low in carbs or fat, high in protein, periodic starvation – and I think time will tell which one is important.

“But this is a very well-controlled study, which shows a simple reduction in calories and lack of a specific diet, has a remarkable effect in terms of biology and the shift of the immune-metabolic state in a direction that protects human health.

“So, in terms of public health, I think it gives hope.”

The study also showed that reducing calorie intake inhibited the production of a specific age-related protein called PLA2G7.

It is produced by immune cells known as macrophages and can cause age-related inflammation.

Professor Dixit said: “These findings show that PLA2G7 is one of the drivers of calorie-limiting effects.

“Identifying these engines helps us understand how the metabolic system and the immune system talk to each other, which can lead us to potential goals that can improve immune function, reduce inflammation and potentially even increase healthy living.”