She Married into a Billionaire Family. Then her Husbad Died. The Financial Truths No One Talks About. | Christine Dawood

In June 2023, the world watched as the search for the Titan submersible gripped every news channel and feed on the planet. Christine Dawood was on the support vessel. Her husband Shahzada and her 19 year old son Suleman were on board the sub.Three years on, Christine joins Ayesha for her most personal interview yet. This is not the story the headlines told. It is the story of who her family really were, what those 96 hours were actually like, and how a woman rebuilds a life, and a financial future, when the worst happens in front of the whole world.Christine shares how she moved from a small town in Germany to Pakistan for love, built an organic farming business supplying the country's biggest supermarkets, and why being involved in her family's finances long before the accident became the thing that protected her. She talks openly about the hate comments, the assumption that wealthy people's grief counts for less, and why she rebuilt her entire financial team with only women.She has since written 96 Hours, with all proceeds going to her foundation, which is building a residential healing centre for trauma and loss in Devon.In this episode:Why every woman should understand the family finances, even if she never leads themWhat a widow is legally entitled to in different countries, and why it matters where your assets areThe reality of grieving in public while the internet commentatesHow Christine chose her all female team of advisersHer advice for couples on money, transparency and planning for the worstGet Christine's book, 96 Hours: https://www.waterstones.com/book/ninety-six-hours/christine-dawood/9781918191042Chapters:0:00 Introduction1:30 Growing up in Germany and the family textiles business5:00 Meeting her husband and choosing to move across the world7:30 Relocating to Pakistan and learning English from scratch10:00 Marrying into the Dawood family and culture shock12:30 Navigating the wealth gap in a relationship14:00 Building an organic farming business from seeds in a suitcase20:00 Motherhood, confidence and wanting something of her own23:00 Learning the financial basics and managing money as a team27:30 The Titan accident and the 96 hour wait31:00 Online hate and the dehumanisation of wealthy people35:00 Widowhood, inheritance law and the Global Fund for Widows38:00 Rebuilding with an all female advisory team42:00 Writing 96 Hours and the story behind the book43:30 The healing centre for trauma and loss46:00 Walking 500 miles from London to Glasgow for Suleman47:30 Advice for women in relationships with unequal wealth49:00 The Femme and Fortune Five quick fire