Coleen Rooney was spotted at Manchester Airport after skipping the final day of the Wagatha Christie trial.
Rebekah Vardy and Mrs Rooney now face a wait to find out who has won their "Wagatha Christie" libel battle after the high-profile trial finished. In a viral social media post in October 2019, Mrs Rooney, 36, said she had carried out a "sting operation" and accused Mrs Vardy, 40, of leaking "false stories" about her private life to the press.
The wife of former England star Wayne Rooney publicly claimed Mrs Vardy's account was the source behind three fake stories she had posted on her private Instagram account. Mrs Vardy, who is married to Leicester striker Jamie Vardy, denies leaking stories to the media and is suing her fellow footballer's wife for libel, while Mrs Rooney is defending the claim on the basis her post was "substantially true".
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Mrs Vardy attended the end of the High Court trial on Thursday, however, Wayne and Mrs Rooney did not appear for the first time due to a "long-standing travel arrangement". Their barrister David Sherborne said that the couple have asked him to pass on "individual apologies" and to explain "that they intend no disrespect to the court".
The lawyer, highlighting that the husband and wife had attended the trial throughout so far, added: "They had a long-standing travel arrangement with their four children which was booked in advance by their lawyers."
Mr Sherborne said this was done on the understanding that Thursday was not going to be a day the court was sitting. The judge, Mrs Justice Steyn, said: "I don't take offence".
According to the Mirror, Mrs Rooney was spotted at Manchester Airport on Thursday morning with Wayne, their four kids - Kai, 12, Klay, 8, Kit, 6, and Cass, 4 - and her parents. Wearing a black shirt, black trousers and sandals - as well as her foot brace - Coleen looked chic but casual as she headed inside the airport with her husband, who was pushing the trolley stacked high with silver suitcases.
The family were reportedly heading to Dubai.
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