Guy Ritchie has said "it was never ever about the money" as he and Madonna are set to get a "quickie" divorce at London's High Court.

According to reports, Ritchie, 40, has done a "Piper" - by refusing to take a penny of 50-year-old Madonna's estimated £300 million fortune.

Actress and former singer Billie Piper was praised when she walked away from her marriage to Chris Evans without taking any of his cash. Ritchie has had his own successful career and is believed to be worth around £30 million.

Ritchie, on hearing the news, said: "Thank God." He added: "it was never ever about money."

Proceedings will take just a matter of minutes at Court 10 of the Principal Registry of the High Court's Family Division in High Holborn, central London.

The case is listed under the names Ciccone M L v Ritchie G S and will be heard before District Judge Reid. Their decree nisi will be announced at 10am. A decree absolute can then be granted after six weeks and one day, making the divorce final.

A compromise has also reportedly been reached over their children, which will see the couple's sons Rocco, eight, and three-year-old adopted David Banda, splitting their time between Britain and the US.

Lourdes, 12, from Madonna's relationship with Cuban-born fitness instructor and actor Carlos Leon, will remain with her mother.

Ritchie and Madonna announced they were splitting on October 15, ending months of speculation. They married seven years ago at a lavish ceremony in Scotland.

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