Amazon founder Jeff Bezos generous wife MacKenzie ashamed of the smelly kingdom – The Sun

STORIES this week about two incredibly rich women were striking because of their parallels – and their differences.

Both women's wealth came from husbands. Both have more money than they know what to do with.

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But what they did with it can be things of a moral history.

Zamira Hajiyeva is the wife of a imprisoned Azerbaijani bank and a mother of three who spent £ 16million on Harrods.

It included £ 575 million on jewelry and £ 30,000 on Godiva chocolate – in one day.

She also spent £ 790,000 in a single transaction in the toy department of a Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo Disney makeover experience for her children.

Clearly she felt that she had money to burn … until the chickens came home to roost.

Her extravagant expenses were investigated by the National Correctional Services NCA following the men's conviction of corruption charges.

Mrs. Hajiyeva's husband was the head of the state-controlled international bank in Azerbaijan from 2001 to his resignation in 2015.

He was then sentenced to 15 years in prison by the courts there for vain.

NCA wanted to establish how the couple could afford to buy a £ 11.5million Knightsbridge house a short walk from Harrods, and a £ 10.5million golf club in Ascot.

You can see why there was something to explain.

All jewelry and Godiva chocolates in the world don't necessarily make you happy

Karren Brady

I say that Zamor's husband left her in London and expects her to keep a low profile, rather than making herself aware of herself by sweeping a supermarket in one of the city's precious stores.

This story is a good reminder of three things. First, when money falls in some people's rounds, it's a case of "easy come, easy go". Zamira hadn't earned it, so she felt free to throw it away.

Secondly, it is a reminder that all the jewelry and Godiva chocolates in the world do not necessarily make you happy.

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And the third is that crime doesn't really pay. She is under investigation, her husband is in prison. It's just not worth it.

I'm sure kids will swap all the Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo experiences in the world to have both parents at home with them.

This week also gave us another example of a woman in possession of great wealth. MacKenzie Bezos has come to an estimated £ 29billion fortune after divorcing the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the world's richest man.

Her answer to getting into so much money is to promise to give at least half of it to charity.

MacKenzie has taken seriously the idea that with great power comes great responsibility

Karren Brady

Strictly speaking, she did not earn the money, it was her hubby who built Amazon. But she sacrificed her career to support him and bring up her four children.

Then Jeff ran with another woman. The ultimate humiliation.

Nevertheless, MacKenzie has maintained its dignity. And her answer to her fierce divorce settlement – rather than turning to the stores – has been signing the Giving Pledge, which encourages the world's richest people to acquire a majority of their wealth for charitable causes.

She has taken seriously the idea that with great power comes great responsibility.

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She is nothing short of admirable. Instead of freeing up their fortunes on diamonds and chocolates, MacKenzie has chosen to invest it in the world. What a good gesture.

It's not just her generosity that I admire, it's her nature. She knows what's important, what is real, and that true wealth is not measured in terms of money alone.

She has acted with dignity and class given the embarrassing situation that her former husband put his family in with his public infidelity. 19659002] She is beautiful inside and out. Jeff Bezos must be an idiot to let a woman like this go.

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Love your neighbor … otherwise

EVERYONE who has ever had an annoying neighbor has read with interest about the warring couple who were involved in a four-year struggle over who would cut the laurel hedge separating their home.

Tensions reached the boiler G-point and police were called after Julie Wayte, 61, was caught on the security camera emptying clippings at the 37-year-old Lara Acutt station in Newark, Notts, which blocked her access.

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Oh dear. There is no doubt that there are two sides to this story, since there are some neighbor disputes.

But I read about it, but I hope we all try to rise above petty irritations and avoid becoming the kind of person who dumps

The actress shows strength

There has been a buzz this week that Game of Thrones actor Kit Harington has checked into rehab, with some people talking about it almost as if it is a weakness.

But his decision should be treated as admirable, rather than a source of gossip.

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Imagine the pressure he has had playing the lead in the world's most talked about TV series. It's no wonder he has had a little twist.

Taking responsibility for our mental health is as important as taking care of our physical health – and I am just impressed that he has the strength to do so.

The plane danger of boozers

I CRINGED to read about the drunken British Airways passenger who stormed the kitchen, crushed crockery and supposedly crew members to the cabin crew – all because they refused to serve her yet another drink.

Emma Langford, 47, was then forced to stay in his seat for the rest of the flight from London to Cape Town.

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