Italian prince, 51, SUES his Belarusian girlfriend, 35, who ‘milked him for gifts including £70,000 Merc and expensive jewels’ – despite the pair still spending Christmas together and him insisting ‘I love the girl’
- Prince Giacomo Bonanno di Linguaglossa met Tanya Yashenko, 35, back in 2019
- Couple struck up romance and went on trips to exotic locations around the world
- However Ms Yashenko became unhappy and filed lawsuit prompting prince to file one as well in which he says he seeks return of gifts bought during romance
Pictured: Prince Giacomo Bonanno di Linguaglossa and Tanya Yashenko
An Italian prince has launched a legal battle against his younger Belarusian girlfriend whom he claims milked him for gifts worth hundreds of thousands of euros.
Prince Giacomo Bonanno di Linguaglossa, 51, met Tanya Yashenko, 35, in 2019 at a dinner party and the pair struck up a romance.
The Italian aristocrat claims he then took her on glamourous trips around the world to destinations including Monte Carlo, Dubai and the Maldives.
According to the Times, it is understood he also gave her a Mercedes worth €83,000, a €58,000 share in a Rome bed and breakfast, expensive jewellery and €18,000 to help her to rent a flat in the centre of Rome.
Ms Yashenko filed a lawsuit against the prince last March after growing increasingly unhappy with the relationship, Italian media reported, and had accused the prince of stalking her.
Il Messaggero said that Ms Yashenko hired a psychiatrist to give evidence on her behalf but that the expert switched sides and now argues that the prince is the victim and that Tanya ‘has been taking advantage of the psychological fragility of Linguaglossa’, the outlet reports.
It was also reported that it claimed Ms Yashenko sent texts to the prince calling him ‘dishonest, false, traitorous, deprived of empathy, mediocre [and] a liar’.
In December, Prince Giacomo hit back and has now launched his own legal action against Ms Yashenko, claiming he was traumatised by the break-up of a previous marriage and therefore unable to make sound decisions, the Times reports.
Pictured: Despite the ongoing legal battle, it was reported that Prince Giacomo Bonanno di Linguaglossa and Tanya Yashenko spent the Christmas holiday and New Year’s Eve together
He claims Ms Yashenko took advantage of him while he was in this state and wants her to hand back all the gifts he says he bought her.
His lawyer Armando Fergola told the Telegraph the 35-year-old had taken advantage of the generosity of her ‘sugar daddy’ boyfriend who gave her cash and other property worth between €500,000 and €1 million.
Despite the ongoing legal battle, it is understood the couple spent Christmas and New Year’s Eve together.
The prince told Il Messaggero ‘I still love the girl’ and also wrote on Facebook: ‘I would like to publicly ask my partner Tanya for forgiveness for my false statements.’