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TOUGH AS NAILS

WHAT to do when your marriage is failing and you need a really good lawyer in your corner? If money is no object and you’re heading to a divorce court in the UK there’s only one answer: you hire a 68-year-old mom of two with a daunting reputation and a CV studded with the settlements of some of the biggest bust-ups on the planet.

Fiona Shackleton – or the “steel magnolia” as she’s known – is regarded as “the only celebrity lawyer” in the UK.

The who’s who have come knocking on her door when the big D seems the only way out.

She’s represented King Charles, Prince Andrew, Jordan’s Princess

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