From Sunday Times }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ Are they for real,these Ecclestone women? Yes, they may resemble pneumatic nymphets, but darlings, look, don't touch - they are extremely expensive. They all wore bespoke Ralph & Russo - a label so exclusive, you need a couture number and pin just to access the website. So pity their master, poor pint-sized Bernie, sitting like Nero at the elaborate bash he threw for daughter Petra's engagement. It was like a grotesque version of a pre-revolution Versailles ball, with glossy, glamazonian women twirling their short men around the dancefloor (which later collapsed). No expense was spared - Rihanna was even flown in ("She costs at least £1m for a private gig," noted a man from MTV). One can only imagine what Bernie will have to spend on the wedding - no wonder he looked like thunder. Sitting opposite each other, few words were exchanged between him and his ex-wife, Slavica (hardly surprising when she reportedly used to box his ears, and walked off with £734m). "I worked hard on my marriage for 26 years and believed in it," Slavica insisted. So what advice did she have for her daughter? "You must be faithful and honest with one another," she said, laughing all the way to the bank.
