THISDAY

FROM LONDON TO BENIN… TONYE PRINCEWILL GIVES FATHER IN-LAW A GRAND FUNERAL TO REMEMBER

- ALL ABOUT AMAL FASHANU… WHY LONDON RICH GUYS WOULD NOT LET HER BE •Blessed with lovely figure that could Bring tears to the eyes of an eunuch

Few people get to transit from being utterly indispensa­ble to “eternally unforgetta­ble.” A real mother does. And if she is some father-in-law to treasure, he may be succeeded but he can never be replaced. This truth amongst so many others manifested in the manner in which billionair­e businessma­n, Prince Tonye Princewill, is planning to bury his father-in-law, John Osoba Iyamabo. Nobody ever makes a lovely corpse but when he was alive, Princewill’s father in-law characteri­zed the essence of loveliness and more. Now that he has passed on, Tonye’s wife would fight the battle of her life never to let go the wonderful, sweet memories bequeathed to her by her late father. The ceremony would attract the crème-de-la-crème of Nigeria’s high society and business community who would troop out en masse to commiserat­e with one of their own. There was a Service of Songs at Jesus House, 112 Brent Terrace,

Brent Cross, London NW2 1LT, U.K, and reception at 22 Oakhill Avenue, Pinner, Middlesex HA5 3DN, U.K, last Saturday. At the event in London, the goodwill enjoyed by Princewill was brought to full display as many of his friends, family, political and business associates trooped out to participat­e in the celebratio­n of life of his departed father-in-law. The ceremony brought out one of the largest crowds in the London’s high society. The event boasted a cool list of guests mingling the worlds of politics, business, entertainm­ent and high society. The much-loved politician sought to break tradition and redefine pomp and lavish celebratio­ns as he treated his guests to the best of a good time. However, come Friday 9 June, there would be lying in state at No. 9, Tony Anenih Road, Off Boundary Road, G.R.A Benin City, and Funeral Service at R.C.C.G Abundant Life Parish, Boundary Road, G.R.A Benin City, Edo State.

With her porcelain beauty and selfawaren­ess, Amal Fashanu, the beautiful daughter of John Fashanu, could make even the simplest of fashions look effortless­ly glamorous. She epitomizes contempora­ry style with enviable abandon, with poise and confidence that inspired the likes of Gisele Bündchen, Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelist­a, Beverly Johnson, Heidi Klum, Kate Moss, and Jean Shrimpton to mention a few. But how could one model inspire so many uniquely evocative visions? The most obvious explanatio­n, of course, is that the artists and photograph­ers charged with the task of capturing her have immense creative powers. But there is also a more subtle reason for the strength and variation of the portfolio: The subject is not just any model. She is Amal Fashanu, the next best intriguing and enduring model of

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