Madonna and her film director husband Guy Ritchie are to be divorced today.
Their case – Ciccone ML v Ritchie GS – is listed before District Judge Reid under the "quickie" divorce procedure.
Their decree nisi is to be announced at 10am in Court 10 of the Principal Registry of the High Court's Family Division.
It is not
necessary for the couple to attend the proceedings in High Holborn, central London.
The hearing is likely to last a matter of minutes. Both parties are entitled to attend if they wish but in most high profile celebrity cases, the divorcing couple choose not to.
There was no immediate comment from Madonna's spokeswoman.
The Evening Standard newspaper in London reported yesterday that Ritchie has done a "Piper" – by refusing to take a penny of Madonna's fortune, estimated at £300m.
Ritchie, who has had a successful career in his own right, is believed to be worth around £30m.
Actress Billie Piper was praised when she walked away from her marriage to Chris Evans without taking any of his cash.
The Standard reported a source as saying the couple's two boys, Rocco, eight, and three-year-old adopted David Band will split their time between Britain and America.
The newspaper reported that Madonna's child from an earlier relationship, Lourdes, 12, will remain with her.
Film director Ritchie, 40, married the pop singer seven years ago at a lavish ceremony in Scotland.
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