Former Manchester United and Wales star Ryan Giggs's estranged wife Stacey has been granted a divorce.
Mrs Giggs, 39, was granted a decree nisi during brief proceedings in central London on Friday.
Their names appeared as Giggs SA v RJ in a short list of other couples for the "making of a decree or order" under matrimonial and civil partnership proceedings by District Judge Yvonne Gibson at the Central Family Court in High Holborn.
Giggs and Stacey Cooke married in September 2007 and have two children.
Neither party was present to hear the judge formally grant the decree.
Once a decree nisi has been granted, a divorce petitioner has to wait six weeks and a day to apply for a decree "absolute".
James Brown, a partner with Hall Brown Family Law who is acting for Mrs Giggs, said she was determined to finalise all outstanding aspects of her divorce with as little attention as possible for the sake of her family.
Mr Brown said "Mrs Giggs' primary focus has always been and will continue to be the welfare of her family.
"Her only interest is in bringing these events to as swift and amicable a conclusion as possible, so that she and her family can move on.
"Divorce is a very personal process and she wishes to emphasise once more her request that her family be allowed to complete it in privacy."
Since the couple's split last year, they have been involved in proceedings in the Family Division of the High Court in London relating to the division of marital assets.
A judge is expected is be asked to decide at a future hearing on how big a share of the marital assets Mrs Giggs should get if agreement is not reached.
Earlier this year, Mr Justice Cobb, sitting in the High Court, considered preliminary legal issues in the case.
On the question of press coverage, he made an order limiting what journalists would be able to report after an application by 43-year-old Giggs.
The judge said he would not allow reporting of private financial information aired during the litigation, and also said the pair's children should not be named in any report of proceedings.
He said: "This couple have a significant profile in the media, both nationally and internationally.
"That they are divorcing, and that their financial remedy proceedings are being pursued in the English courts, are pieces of information already in the public domain, and the publication of that information cannot legitimately be restrained by order.''
But he said it was ''appropriate'' for hearings be to be staged in private. He said that would mean journalists could attend but not members of the public.
During one preliminary hearing, the judge was told that Giggs would argue at any trial that he made a "special contribution" to the creation of wealth during the marriage.
It is understood that there will be a further High Court hearing on the issue of finances later in the year.
Giggs retired as a player in the summer of 2014 and subsequently worked as Manchester United's interim manager for a short spell.
He made a record 963 appearances for United over 24 seasons and won 64 Welsh international caps.
The court papers made public said "the judge held that the respondent has behaved in such a way that the petitioner cannot reasonably be expected to live with the respondent".
The paperwork stated that the marriage solemnised at the Lowry Hotel in Salford "has broken down irretrievably".
In Mrs Giggs's "Statement in support of divorce - unreasonable behaviour", details of the behaviour were not given.
Asked if she considered Giggs's behaviour had affected her health and, if so, what effect it had had, Mrs Giggs replied: "N/A."
To the question of whether the behaviour was continuing, she answered: "Yes."
In his response, Giggs, when asked if he intended to defend the case, replied: "No. I reserve the right to refute any allegations that are untrue if raised against me in the future.
"However I do accept that the marriage has irretrievably broken down."
He added that he would agree to pay Mrs Giggs's reasonable costs.