BILLIONAIRE Formula 1 heiress Petra Ecclestone will marry her businessman fiancé at an astonishingly lavish ceremony in London – despite a cost of living crisis and £400million tax probe over her dad Bernie’s fortune.
Petra, 33, who is worth an estimated £350million, is set to tie the knot to recruitment company boss Sam Palmer, 38, at her £170million Chelsea mansion, Sloane House.
The socialite has called in A-list event team, Banana Split, who have worked with Elton John and Mariah Carey, to overhaul her Grade II listed home into a spectacular wedding venue.
An insider said: “Petra has spared no expense in turning her house into a luxurious wedding setting.
“She has kept the location close to her chest because of concerns over her ex James but has made sure the security is watertight to make sure nothing can spoil her special day.
“Despite it being her second marriage, Petra has not toned the celebrations down and guests will be in awe of what she has arranged.”
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It comes after Petra made sure to enjoy her final night of freedom in style with a wild hen party alongside sister Tamara, 38, at London private member’s club 22 Mayfair on Thursday.
The model threw a pink-themed boozy dinner party which saw her seven guests wearing masks of her face while topless butlers paraded around and topped up glasses with champagne.
Petra, who wore a crystal-encrusted bride captain hat, posed with elder sister Tamara on her Instagram in a snap, captioned: “My ride or die.”
However Petra, who recently jetted in with Sam and her four children from California, has ramped up security for her big day over fears her ex-husband James Stunt, 40, who she divorced in 2018, will spoil her special day.
“All brides get nervous before their wedding but for Petra it’s been amplified over her fears about James,” a source close to the model told The Sun.
“Petra says she wouldn’t put it past James to try to take the shine off her big day, so she has gone all out to make sure nothing can go wrong.”
“Even her dad Bernie and sister Tamara have not been told some of the finer details”
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Meanwhile her tycoon father Bernie, 91, has been charged with fraud and is accused of failing to declare overseas assets worth more than £400million to the taxman.
The former F1 supremo is set to appear before magistrates in Westminster, London, on Monday, August 22.
