He was the dashing, multi-millionaire and she was the daughter of an almost equally rich financier and entrepreneur.
Zac Goldsmith's first marriage to Sheherazade seemed to be a match made in heaven.
It was loveat first sight fir the young pair after Zac is said to have spotted Sheherazade sitting in a cafe.
He sent her a bunch of flowers along with his phone numer and the couple married soon afterwards in a stunning ceremony in Paris.
The couple were both passionate environmentalists and tied the knot in June 1999 when Zac was just 24.
Three children followed, daughters Uma Romaine and Thyra, and a son, James.
Despite being among the richest people in the country - Zac is believed to have inherited £300million from his late father and was once the second richest MP in the UK - the couple kept organic living and ecology at the heart of everything they did.
Sheherazade, who still works as a jeweelery designer and columnist, opened an organic deli in London's Battersea.
She cooked the organic children's food in the shop's kitchen and served customers herself.
But following the birthday of her second child, Sheherazade closed the business down.
Meanwhile, Zac, who became editor of The Ecologist the year before his marriage to Sheherazade, was starting to dip his toes in the political waters.
In 2006 he took on the post as the reviewer of Conservative environmental policies for David Cameron.
He was soon spotted as a potential MP and placed on a list of people who would stand in as a Tory candidate in the 2010 election.
Outside of politics, the couple loved spending time at their £7million 543-acre estate in Devon.
Zac is said to have descibed the place as making him "feel me feel like a farmer" while Sheherazade lovingly tended the organic garden.
But 10 years after the couple tied the knot their dream marriage was over.
Sheherazade is said to have heard rumours her husband was cheating on her.
On May 10, 2010, in a hearing that lasted just 30 seconds, the Goldsmiths were granted a decree nisi.
During the hearing that lasted just seconds, Zac admitted adultery.
Although the other woman was never named, he was quickly linked to Alice Rothschild, who is the sister of his brother's then wife, Kate.
Alice and Zac married in March, 2013, and the couple have two children, Dolly and Max.
It has never been disclosed how much Sheherazade received in her divorce settlement but it is thought to be a sizeable chunk of her ex-husband's £300million fortune.
