GIORGIO Armani has paid tribute to fellow Italian fashion designer and “true artist
Cavalli, whose death was announced by his company on Friday, became renowned in the early 1970s for his animal prints and for a sexy style that remained his trademark throughout his long career.
In a post shared by the Armani account on X, formerly Twitter, Mr Armani said: “I cannot imagine a vision of fashion more distant from mine than that of Roberto Cavalli, yet I have always had enormous respect for him: Roberto was a true artist, wild and wonderful in his use of prints, capable of transforming fantasy into seductive clothes.
“I have learnt with great sadness of his passing: his Tuscan verve will be greatly missed.”
Brazilian model Adriana Lima said alongside a picture of her and Cavalli on X: “Unapologetic in style & spirit. We lost a legend today. Rest in Peace, @Roberto_Cavalli”.
A host of celebrities including Maya Jama attended the Roberto Cavalli Fall 2024 Ready-to-Wear shoot in February.
Last month, Dune actress Zendaya wore Cavalli at the Green Carpet Fashion Awards.
She sported a grey fringed Roberto Cavalli gown from the spring/summer 2011 collection, with a deep-V neckline and an open back.
Her Cavalli outfit at the event tapped into the resurgence of the boho trend – recently seen during Paris Fashion Week.
Sex And The City’s famously fashion-first lead character Carrie Bradshaw, played by Sarah Jessica Parker, notably wore a Cavalli top in an episode of the series.
“We had that top for years in our wardrobe; I think we bought it at a sample sale,” Rebecca Weinberg, one of the SATC costume designers told InStyle last month during an interview about the show’s fashionable moments.
The fashion industry legend explained they would be calling the new arrival Giorgio, in tribute to his father who was shot by Nazis during the Second World War.
At the time, he told magazine Novella 2000: “Sandra is doing fine.
“The baby, who was born a week ago right here in Florence, is beautiful and it was really emotional to see him right after he was born.
“His name is Giorgio, like his grandfather, my father whom the Nazis shot in the Cavriglia massacre when I was four years old.”
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He has kids Robert, Rachele (left) and Daniele from his second marriageCredit: Rex
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The designer with his second wife and son RobinCredit: Rex
Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and his wife, Mila Mulroney, attend the David Foster Foundation Miracle Gala And Concert held at Mattamy Athletic Centre on September 26, 2015, in Toronto, CanadaCredit: George Pimentel/WireImage
Who is Brian Mulroney’s wife, Mila?
Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney married his wife, Mila Mulroney, in 1973 when she was 19 and he was 34.
Born Milica Pivnički, she is the daughter of a Serbian-Canadian doctor.
While her husband campaigned to become prime minister, Mila remained a housewife.
This boosted her popularity among Canadians as many voters found her relatable.
Throughout Mulroney’s time as prime minister from 1984 to 1993, she campaigned for various children’s charities.
However, during this time she also received scrutiny for her lavish lifestyle and frequent shopping sprees.
What was Brian Mulroney’s cause of death?
Brian Mulroney died on February 29, 2024.
He was 84 years old at the time of his death.
At the time of publishing, no official cause of death has been revealed.
However, in 2023, Mulroney had undergone a heart procedure and received treatment for prostate cancer.
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Brian and Mila Mulroney married in 1973
Do Brian and Mila Mulroney have kids?
Brian Mulroney is survived by his wife and four children.
The couple had one daughter and three sons, Ben, Mark, and Nicolas Mulroney.
Brian and Mila Mulroney’s eldest, Caroline Mulroney, announced the former prime minister’s passing on X, formerly Twitter.
She said, “On behalf of my mother and our family, it is with great sadness we announce the passing of my father, The Right Honourable Brian Mulroney, Canada’s 18th Prime Minister.”
The tweet continued, “He died peacefully, surrounded by family.”
DODI AL-FAYED and Princess Diana’s romance is one of the most famous, and highly-publicised, in recent history.
What some may not know, however, is that Al-Fayed was involved with another woman shortly before news of his relationship with Diana broke – and they were reportedly even set to wed.
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Former model Kelly Fisher was heartbroken when she found out her fiance Dodi Al-Fayed was dating Princess Diana
Who is Kelly Fisher?
Kelly Fisher is a property developer and former model who worked for major brands like Armani and Calvin Klein.
She was born in 1967 and was raised in Louisville, Kentucky, in the US, for the first eight years of her life.
Her family relocated often due to her father’s work as the vice president of an international company.
As a teen, Kelly moved to Toronto, Ontario, and at the age 16 she started modelling.
How did she meet Dodi Al-Fayed and how long were they together?
The pair became engaged in February 1997 and were set to move into a Malibu mansion that Dodi had purchased for them, according to Kelly.
The wedding date was set for August 9, 1997, and Kelly was so committed to her future with Dodi that she claims she was convinced by her future husband to give up her career, receiving a £2,000-a-day allowance in return.
The former couple never made it down the aisle however as Kelly, who was 30 at the time, claims that Dodi dumped her by phone on August 7, 1997 – the day his relationship with Princess Diana first hit the news.
The snap, taken by an Italian paparazzo using a telephoto lens, showed Dodi and Diana embracing on a yacht Jonikal off St Tropez.
It was bought for £300,000 by a Sunday newspaper but, in total, images from the holiday were sold for more than £3 million around the world.
Kelly had actually been in St Tropez at the time the kiss picture was taken, staying aboard another of the Fayed family’s yachts.
After the pictures were released she returned to California and gave a tearful appearance at a press conference where her attorney announced plans to sue Dodi for “emotionally leaving her at the altar”.
The lawyer held up one of two sapphire and diamond rings Kelly claimed Dodi had bought for her, the other of which Kelly was still wearing.
Kelly later gave a tell-all newspaper interview claiming Dodi was a dud in bed who one gave her a cheque for £100,000 which bounced.
The ex-model has spoken about the impact the 1997 situation had on her, saying: “You go in the course of three weeks from being engaged to Dodi to being left for the most famous, gorgeous woman in the world, to them all dying.
“In three weeks. That was just terrible. I was pretty young. It was pretty bad.”
She has also said that her pain was made worse by Dodi’s father, Mohamed Al-Fayed, who died in September 2023, denying his son had ever been engaged to her, and accusing her of being a “gold-digger”.
She explained: “He was talking about the lawsuit but I had stopped working – I put my life on hold.”
Kelly has also said that she has left all the grievances in the past, despite the controversy and the drama that surrounded her, Dodi, and Diana.
She told The Sun: “I was heartbroken to see the pictures of Diana and Dodi together but the most heartbroken I ever, ever was – ever – was when he died.
“That was too much for me, it was incredibly difficult.”
She also revealed that she kept the engagement ring from Dodi as a memento of their time together.
Expressing sympathy for Diana’s sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, she said: “I have a daughter now and cannot imagine what would have happened if I was suddenly gone. I can’t imagine what those boys must have felt.”
What does Kelly Fisher do for a living?
Fisher has left behind her career as a model and now works as a property developer.
Since the summer of 1997, and the tragic events that unfolded, she has largely stayed out of the spotlight.
Who is Kelly Fisher’s husband Mikhail Movshina?
Kelly’s husband, Mikhail Movshina, is a pilot.
The couple met in 2007 while they were both on a safari in the Central African Republic.
After stints living together in Paris and the Swiss Alps, Kelly and Mikhail moved to South Carolina to start a family.
Does Kelly Fisher have any children?
Kelly shares one daughter, Alexandra Grace, with her husband.
Even though Sarah and Prince separated in 1992 and divorced in 1996 they continue to live at Royal Lodge in Windsor together.
Their close friendship and living situation has meant the former couple have often been plagued by rumours that they will one day reunite romantically – something Sarah appears to have not ruled out.
“All I can say is that we’re happy with the way we are right now,” she teased when quizzed about their relationship in an interview with The Telegraph.
“We always say we are the most contented divorced couple in the world. We’re divorced to each other, not from each other,” she added.
“We are co-parents who support each other and believe that family is everything. I’m proud of the job we have done together in bringing up our children and sustaining a strong family unit. Our bywords are communication, compromise and compassion.”
Both of their children are all grown up now, and have kids of their own.
They called him Ernest George Ronnie Brooksbank, revealing their son’s name was inspired by “his great-great grandfather George, his grandpa George and my grandpa Ronald”.
Annie recently spoke exclusively to The Sun about her relationship with DodiCredit: Louis Wood
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The former model claims he was ‘incredibly loving and sweet’ – but there must have been an overlap between her and Princess DianaCredit: Jerry Hinkle
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This comes ahead of Channel 5’s new documentary, Dodi: Last Days Of A PlayboyCredit: Getty
Who is Annie Cardone?
Annie is originally from Rainham in East London.
We don’t know much about her childhood, however, in a recent interview she said: “Having suffered a violent and abusive childhood and subsequent relationships I realized I had to go back to the past to make sense of the present when I hit rock bottom during menopause.”
She was scouted as a model in her early 20s and later moved into public relations.
Speaking of her career, Annie said: “I think I was the only one of my friends who wasn’t a Trust Fund kid.
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“I was the only one having to get up at 6 am and go to work.”
How did Annie meet Dodi Al-Fayed and what has she said about their relationship?
Annie first met Dodi in the summer of 1996 at London’s most decadent late-night haunt, Tramp nightclub.
“Dodi had moves. He surprised me because he looked like a wet blanket.
“He wasn’t a great conversationalist or raconteur. He was very shy.”
Talking about their relationship, she added: “He was incredibly tactile, loving and sweet. It was very passionate and intense.”
The pair dated for a year before Annie called it off.
Dodi then died in the car crash with Princess Diana, just months after he and Annie had separated.
Annie claimed there was “definitely an overlap” with her and Diana dating Dodi, who was known for his wild living and womanising.
Speaking about Diana, she said: “We were both very, very lucky to have been on the receiving end of that. Not many women were.”
Annie clearly recalls their last interaction: “When I last saw him, he was begging for another chance. He was crying. He was sobbing.
“He was telling me he loved me and it was incredibly hard to see him like that. I still get choked about it.
“If I’d given him another chance, would things have been different? Would history have changed?
“That’s a burden of responsibility that I feel I have.”
Where is Annie Cardone now?
The former model, now 57 and living in Canterbury, Kent, has turned her hand to writing.
Her first book, ‘Menopause WTH’ was published in September 2022 and shares her experience.
Annie suffered from both insomnia and sleep psychosis before doctors diagnosed her as menopausal.
She was recommended to try Hormonal Replacement Therapy, but unfortunately, this only made her aggressive and agitated.
On her website, it states: “Having studied women’s health and hormones for the past 10 years and having gone through a very tough journey that almost claimed her life, Annie is in a strong position to help educate and enlighten other women, allowing them to get back in charge of their lives.
“This book takes the confusion and stigma out of ageing and menopause by breaking down the impact our hormones have on our health and offers solutions that can bring sanity back to our lives and our loved ones.”
ONE of Dodi Fayed’s former lovers has told how she ditched him when she feared he was cheating on her with Princess Diana – and now agonises over whether her move played a role in their deaths.
Ex-model Annie Cardone said: “One decision I made in that moment, in early summer 1997, right before they went public . . .
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Ex-model Annie Cardone, one of Dodi Fayed’s former lovers, has told how she now agonises over whether her dumping him played a role in his death alongside Princess DianaCredit: Jerry Hinkle
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Annie told The Sun about her life with Dodi, whose death aged 42 in a Paris car crash with Diana came just months after he and Annie split upCredit: AP
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Ex-model Annie, pictured now, has told how she ditched Dodi when she feared he was cheating on her with Princess Diana – and now agonises over the decisionCredit: Louis Wood
“If I’d given him another chance, would things have been different? Would history have changed?
“That’s a burden of responsibility that I feel I have.”
She added: “When I last saw him, he was begging for another chance. He was crying. He was sobbing.
“He was telling me he loved me and it was incredibly hard to see him like that. I still get choked about it.”
Now 57 and living in Canterbury, Kent, she recalled: “He was incredibly tactile, loving and sweet. It was very passionate and intense.”
Annie claimed there was “definitely an overlap” with her and Diana dating playboy Dodi, who was known for his wild living and womanising.
She admitted she was initially “annoyed” when she discovered he was dating Diana — who she believes knew nothing about her — but said she is now pleased she was able to experience Dodi’s devoted love.
Of Diana, she said: “We were both very, very lucky to have been on the receiving end of that. Not many women were.”
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Annie, now an author whose latest book is Menopause WTH!, spoke to The Sun ahead of Channel 5 documentary, Dodi: Last Days Of A Playboy.
The programme, in which she features, lifts the lid on Dodi’s life, from his early days in his native Egypt, to dealing with his parents’ divorce at a young age, building a career in Hollywood as a film producer and going on to date the most famous woman in the world.
Five-times-married Annie, who was scouted as a model in her early 20s, said she met Dodi in the summer of 1996 at London’s most decadent late-night haunt, Tramp nightclub.
Annie, who by then had quit modelling for public relations, recalled how he asked her friend if she would dance with him but she declined.
She said: “It was midnight and I didn’t want to be there.”
But Dodi overheard her reply and Annie said: “I remember his little face. It’s like someone had sold his dog. I felt bad for him.”
Annie recalled: “Dodi had moves. He surprised me because he looked like a wet blanket.”
She added: “He wasn’t a great conversationalist or raconteur. He was very shy.”
The first night she stayed at Dodi’s Park Lane apartment felt like a scene from the film An Officer And A Gentleman, according to Annie.
Dodi — who had attended Sandhurst, the British Army’s top officer training academy — had filled it with “beautiful military uniforms” and he held her hand as she walked down the stairs.
In the current series of Netflix drama The Crown, Dodi is seen snorting cocaine and making love to his latest girlfriend on a private jet paid for by his dad, but Annie said the reality was far less glamorous for her.
She recalls: “We would go to Harry’s Bar, he’d have the truffles, then we’d go to Tramp and go back to his place with a bunch of losers.
“I’d try and get an early night because I had to get up in the morning.
“He’d come to bed a bit later.
“We’d have a bit of hanky panky for a few hours. I’d get up at 6am and have to borrow one of his Ralph Lauren polo sweaters to wear on the walk of shame to work.”
She added sarcastically: “So yeah, it was really glamorous.”
Annie was a fan of the hit Netflix series but stopped watching before it focused on her ex’s famous relationship with Princess Diana, played by Elizabeth Debicki.
She said: “I don’t trust The Crown to have done an accurate portrayal and it’ll just annoy me.”
Annie said she decided to break off her romance with Dodi, which lasted almost a year, because she had a hunch there was another woman.
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Annie said she discovered her ex was dating Diana when she saw pictures of them in St Tropez on the French Riviera — including the famous ‘kiss’ photoCredit: Jason Fraser
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As the son of billionaire former Harrods owner Mohamed Fayed, Dodi had private jets and yachts at his disposalCredit: Alpha Photo Press Agency
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Diana and Dodi relax on a speedboat during a break in St Tropez in the South of France shortly before their deaths in 1997Credit: Rex Features
She said she first suspected something was up when a trip they had planned to the US for Christmas 1996 with Bruce Willis and Demi Moore — who film producer Dodi worked with on the 1995 movie The Scarlet Letter — was cancelled.
Annie said: “We had plans to go to Colorado to spend time with Bruce and Demi. We were all set to go and we were both excited about it.
Absolutely destroyed
“The trip didn’t happen and we had words about it.”
She recalled how Dodi suddenly “changed” and “went quiet”. She added: “Obviously I knew. You can read the temperature.”
Dodi had first met Diana at a polo match in 1989, but they did not get together until his dad invited her to stay at his mansion in St Tropez in July 1997. Annie said she discovered her ex was dating Diana when she saw the pictures of them in the luxurious resort on the French Riviera — including the famous “kiss” photo.
But she believes they got together “quite a long time” before things were made public.
When she heard the news she admitted: “I was a little annoyed.”
As well as Annie, the new film hears from those closest to Dodi including British former Royal Military Police officer Lee Sansum, one of the Fayed family’s personal bodyguards, and Dodi’s personal butler of seven years, René Delorm, who lived with him and travelled the world with him.
Peter Riva, who knew Dodi from his time at an elite Swiss boarding school, also claims in the documentary he once saw Dodi carrying a “brick” of cocaine at the notorious Studio 54 nightclub in New York.
When the news came out that the Princess was dating Dodi, Annie said his wild past led her to predict a bad outcome for the relationship.
She said: “There was a sense of foreboding. I knew he was going to get crucified. Everyone she was with was going to get absolutely destroyed.
“He had a lot to hide, unfortunately. I had this real fear. And I just actually said to a friend, ‘This is not going to end well’.”
In the 90s, well-connected Annie lived a jet-set lifestyle. She was pals with the late socialite Tara Palmer-Tomkinson and former Miss UK Kirsty Bertarelli, who last year became Britain’s richest divorcee with a £400million settlement after splitting from her billionaire husband, Swiss biotech tycoon Ernesto Bertarelli.
Annie said: “I think I was the only one of my friends who wasn’t a Trust Fund kid. I was the only one having to get up at 6am and go to work.”
And she said ditching Dodi was a “turning point” in her life.
Annie said: “I wasn’t at all in the spotlight, but a lot of my friends like Tara Palmer-Tomkinson were, and I saw them spiralling out of control.”
She added: “It was a turning point to leave behind a lifestyle that I wasn’t enjoying. And I made the decision to live a calmer and peaceful, quieter life.”
Single Annie — who was once married to entrepreneur Gary Cardone, whose brother Grant was in US reality TV series Undercover Billionaire — said she and Dodi were not a great match — but he and Diana were.
After seeing the CCTV footage of the pair in the lift at the Ritz Hotel in Paris on that fateful night in August 1997 just before they were killed, she said she could see he was “absolutely besotted” with Diana.
While he was alive, divorced Dodi — who was married to model Suzanne Gregard for eight months in the 1980s — reportedly dated a string of famous models and actresses, including Julia Roberts, Brooke Shields and Winona Ryder.
American model Kelly Fisher was reportedly engaged to Dodi before Diana. When paparazzi photographs revealed the Princess looking cosy with Dodi on a yacht, Kelly was so outraged she sued her fiance.
Despite his playboy reputation, Annie insisted he would have stayed faithful to Diana, had they both lived.
Annie, who also runs a dog rescue Facebook group, said: “I think they would have had children, had a family, because their goals and purposes were aligned.
“I do believe, if there was The One, then Diana was his one.”
Dodi: Last Days Of A Playboy is on Channel 5 Wednesday at 9pm.
IN 1992, Princess Diana had some of her most intimate and private thoughts shared with the world through a tape recording.
The publication of the tapes was a high point of media attention which surrounded the marriage, separation and divorce of the Prince and Princess of Wales.
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Princess Diana’s private phone conversation with James Gilbey hit front page media in the 1990sCredit: Getty
What was Squidgygate and what happened?
Squidgygate refers to the pre-1990 telephone conversations between Diana, Princess of Wales and a close friend, James Gilbey
The two had known each other for a decade, long before Diana had met Prince Charles.
By the end of the 80s, the two were introduced, and Diana’s royal dream had long faded.
Her marriage to Prince Charles was on the rocks and since 1986 she had been having an affair with her riding instructor, James Hewitt.
What happened between James Gilbey and Diana remains a mystery, but their tapes confirmed a definite intimacy between the two.
On New Year’s Eve in 1989, Gilbey had called Diana using the cell phone in his car, according to the Independent.
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Several times during the conversation he called her by his affectionate nickname for her, “Squidgy.”
He also referred to her as “Squidge” or simply “darling.”
Then on August 23, 1992, The Sun published the transcript of the phone call which was the front-page revelation of the existence of the tape recording.
The tape revealed Diana exposing the Royal Family to ridicule and confirming the desperate state of her marriage to Prince Charles.
Still to this day, there are mysteries surrounding how the conversation got into the hands of the media.
One suggestion was that the call had been recorded directly from Diana’s phone and rebroadcast for someone to discover.
When did Diana and King Charles divorce?
The couple famously split in 1992 and finalised their divorce in 1996.
After Prince Harry’s birth in September 1984, the couple were said to be sleeping in separate bedrooms, and by 1986 took separate holidays.
Charles is alleged to have told his friends “how awful incompatibility is”, and by mid-1986, he is said to have rekindled his affair with Camilla.
