Roman Abramovich's ex-wife Dasha Zhukova takes over glitzy St Moritz to celebrate her marriage to Greek Stavros Niarchos with 500 A-list pals at £5 million bash

  • Snowy slopes of  San Moritz are being taken over by the exclusive wedding celebrations this weekend
  • Dasha Zhukova and Stavros Niarchos have invited 500 guests to gather 
  • David Beckham, Gwyneth Paltrow and Diane von Furstenberg expected to attend
  • Large white marquees have been put up near the resort's ski–jump area
  • The hotel is closed for a 'private party' this weekend and a pre-wedding dinner is set to be held in the restaurant 

The ex-wife of Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is to take over Switzerland's most luxurious ski resort San Moritz to celebrate her wedding to a Greek billionaire.

Dasha Zhukova, who is still close to the Chelsea FC owner after their multi-million pound divorce, and Stavros Niarchos will enjoy a glittering ceremony this weekend.

David Beckham and Hollywood star Gwyneth Paltrow are expected to lead the A-listers among 500 guests who have been invited to help toast the couple.

Dasha and Stavros officially tied the knot in a registry office wedding in Paris last year but have pulled out all the stops for this weekend.

They will take over the five star Kulm St. Moritz Hotel which is perched on the slopes and owned by the Niarchos family. 

Rooms cost a minimum of £600 a night and the whole weekend's festivities is estimated to be costing £5 million.

Dasha Zhukova, who is still close to the Chelsea FC owner after their multi-million pound divorce, will celebrate her marriage to Greek billionaire Stavros Niarchos in a glittering ceremony this weekend

Dasha Zhukova, who is still close to the Chelsea FC owner after their multi-million pound divorce, will celebrate her marriage to Greek billionaire Stavros Niarchos in a glittering ceremony this weekend

Dasha and Stavros officially tied the knot in a registry office wedding in Paris last year but have pulled out all the stops for this weekend. They will take over the five star Kulm hotel which is perched on the slopes and owned by the Niarchos family

Dasha and Stavros officially tied the knot in a registry office wedding in Paris last year but have pulled out all the stops for this weekend. They will take over the five star Kulm hotel which is perched on the slopes and owned by the Niarchos family 

David Beckham and Hollywood star Gwyneth Paltrow (pictured at the Golden Globes) are expected to lead the A-listers among 500 guests who have been invited to help toast the couple

David Beckham and Hollywood star Gwyneth Paltrow (pictured at the Golden Globes) are expected to lead the A-listers among 500 guests who have been invited to help toast the couple

Designer Diane von Furstenberg, actress Liv Tyler, model Karlie Kloss and her husband Joshua Kushner - brother-in-law of President Trump's daughter Ivanka - are all expected to attend.

Dasha and Ivanka are very close friends and meet regularly in Manhattan where they both live.

David Beckham, who is thought to have attended the Paris ceremony is expected to be there, alongside the groom's father Philip and his mother Victoria, a member of the Guinness beer family.

The wedding ceremony will take place in the St Moritz town hall building, mayor Christian Jott Jenny said.

Celebrations will take place at the opulent Kulm hotel, where many of the guests will be staying and overlooks Lake St Moritz and the Alps.  British DJ Mark Ronson is thought to be providing the music. 

The hotel is closed for a 'private party' at the weekend and a pre-wedding dinner is set to be held in the restaurant.

The hotel's director Heinz Hunkeler told the local news website the Engadiner Post that the guest list would consist of 'very international and top-class society.' 

Several marquees have been erected near the resort's ski–jump area and the sub-freezing temperatures are unlikely to put guests off from enjoying themselves.

Rooms cost a minimum of £600 a night at the hotel and the whole weekend's festivities is estimated to be costing £5 million

Rooms cost a minimum of £600 a night at the hotel and the whole weekend's festivities is estimated to be costing £5 million 

Several marquees have been erected (above) near the resort's ski–jump area and the sub-freezing temperatures are unlikely to put guests off from enjoying themselves

Several marquees have been erected (above) near the resort's ski–jump area and the sub-freezing temperatures are unlikely to put guests off from enjoying themselves

The wedding will take place in the St Moritz town hall building, mayor Christian Jott Jenny said, where British DJ Mark Ronson is thought to be providing the music

The wedding will take place in the St Moritz town hall building, mayor Christian Jott Jenny said, where British DJ Mark Ronson is thought to be providing the music

Celebrations will also take place at the opulent Kulm hotel, where many of the guests will be staying and overlooks Lake St Moritz and the Alps. The hotel is closed for a 'private party' at the weekend and a pre-wedding dinner is set to be held in the restaurant

Celebrations will also take place at the opulent Kulm hotel, where many of the guests will be staying and overlooks Lake St Moritz and the Alps. The hotel is closed for a 'private party' at the weekend and a pre-wedding dinner is set to be held in the restaurant

Stavros's father Stavros Jr and uncle Spyros are the largest private landowners in St. Moritz.

A source told MailOnline: 'The Niarchos family are hugely respected and valued in St Moritz.

'They could have held the wedding at any fabulous location in the world but have chosen St Moritz because it is of great importance to them to support the town and the groom's father is an honorary citizen.

'I expect the expenditure on this weekend to cost several million pounds and it will be a great boost for the resort too.'

Stavros, who is part of the Greek shipping Niarchos dynasty, has dated a list of celebrities in the past including Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Mary-Kate Olsen and had a seven-year relationship with Jessica Hart. 

Dasha, 38, a successful Moscow-born businesswoman and art gallery owner and Stavros, 34, who was born in New York, had been friends for more than a decade but became a couple after her split in 2017 with Abramovich, with whom she had two children. 

Pals: Karlie Kloss (front of image) and husband Joshua Kushner (to her right) - brother-in-law of President Trump's daughter Ivanka - will also witness the couple celebrate their marriage

 Model Karlie Kloss (front of pic) and her husband Joshua Kushner (to her right) - brother-in-law of President Trump's daughter Ivanka - are all expected to attend

Designer Diane von Furstenberg and actress Liv Tyler are also understood to have been invited
Designer Diane von Furstenberg and actress Liv Tyler are also understood to have been invited

Designer Diane von Furstenberg and actress Liv Tyler are also understood to have been invited

David Beckham, who is thought to have attended the Paris ceremony is expected there, alongside the groom's father Philip and his mother Victoria, a member of the Guinness beer family

David Beckham, who is thought to have attended the Paris ceremony is expected there, alongside the groom's father Philip and his mother Victoria, a member of the Guinness beer family

Stavros's father Stavros Jr and uncle Spyros are the largest private landowners in St. Moritz. A source told MailOnline: 'The Niarchos family are hugely respected and valued in St Moritz'

Stavros's father Stavros Jr and uncle Spyros are the largest private landowners in St. Moritz. A source told MailOnline: 'The Niarchos family are hugely respected and valued in St Moritz' 

The source added: 'St Moritz affords the celebrities and guests security and privacy. What happens in St Moritz stays in St Moritz.

'Locals do not generally bother the celebrity visitors. It is only a small town so it is virtually impossible to avoid bumping into them.

'I expect locals will share a table with a few in the popular Salsastrains restaurants and not notice them openly. It is almost an unspoken code and one of the reasons the fabulously wealthy choose here for such celebrations.

'St Moritz itself is the most Swiss of all the Swiss ski resorts. It caters to an old money crowd including generations of Niarchos, Guccis and royalty from all over Europe and the Middle East as well as well as the horsey set.

'It will be a fabulous party weekend and the folk who live here wish the happy couple all the very best and welcome them.'

Dasha, 38, a successful Moscow-born businesswoman and art gallery owner and Stavros, 34, who was born in New York, had been friends for more than a decade but became a couple after her split in 2017 with Abramovich, with whom she had two children

Dasha, 38, a successful Moscow-born businesswoman and art gallery owner and Stavros, 34, who was born in New York, had been friends for more than a decade but became a couple after her split in 2017 with Abramovich, with whom she had two children

She had two children with Abramovich before they separated. Pictured: Above, with friends

 She had two children with Abramovich before they separated. Pictured: Above, with friends

The last big wedding party in St Moritz was the one organised by Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani who picked up the tab when his son Akash held his three-day bachelor party before he wed Shloka Mehta a year ago.

Coldplay singer Chris Martin staged a concert in the luxury Badrutt's Palace Hotel, which was built in 1896, and Bollywood's best-known actor Shah Rukh Khan flew in to join the celebrations.

Guests enjoyed a champagne bash and a Ferris wheel and bumper cars added to the fun outside the hotel.

 

 

 

Roman Abramovich's ex Dasha Zhukova to celebrate wedding to Greek heir Stavros Niarchos at £5m bash

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