Yahoo – AFP,
21 Dec 2014
Windsor (United Kingdom) (AFP) - British pop legend Elton John married long-time partner David Furnish in Windsor on Sunday, the ninth anniversary of their civil partnership, with the singer posting evidence on social media.
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David
Furnish (left) and Elton John at the wedding of Britain's Prince William
and
Kate Middleton, at Westminster Abbey in central London, on April 29, 2011
(AFP Photo/Jon Bond)
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Windsor (United Kingdom) (AFP) - British pop legend Elton John married long-time partner David Furnish in Windsor on Sunday, the ninth anniversary of their civil partnership, with the singer posting evidence on social media.
The
67-year-old singer posted a picture on photo-sharing website Instagram of
himself and Furnish in blue suits brandishing a pen as they signed a form.
"That's
the legal bit done. Now on to the ceremony!" said the caption.
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Elton John
(centre) and David Furnish
(centre right) watch John's favourite team
Watford
play Crystal Palace in the
Championship playoff final at Wembley on
May 27,
2013 (AFP Photo/Ian Kington)
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The
"Rocket Man" musician earlier posted of an invitation on his
Instagram page, with the words "Sir Elton John and David Furnish request
the pleasure of your company to celebrate their wedding on Sunday the 21st
December" written on a background of red roses.
Around 50
guests, including David and Victoria Beckham, Elizabeth Hurley and Ozzy and
Sharon Osbourne, have been invited to the ceremony, according to British press
reports.
Although
known for his flamboyance, the ceremony is expected to be "a small,
intimate do" with guests being served festive canapes and mulled wine,
according to the Daily Mail.
The picture
of the wedding invitation was among the first three posts to his newly opened
Instagram account.
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David Furnish,
model Heidi Klum and
Victoria Beckham at the 2010 Elton John
AIDS Foundation
Oscar Party in West
Hollywood, California (AFP Photo/
Stefanie Keenan)
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"Our
little ring bearers are fast asleep, and their shoes are polished and ready for
tomorrow's celebration," read the caption.
It is
believed the ring bearers will be the couple's two sons, Zachary, three, and
Elijah, 23 months. John said earlier this year that he and Furnish were
planning to marry "very quietly" in the presence of their two
children.
'Proud of
British laws'
The singer
voiced pride that England and Wales began allowing same-sex marriage in March.
Scotland followed suit this week.
John and
Furnish -- who divide their time between England, Beverly Hills, Atlanta,
Venice and Nice in the south of France -- entered a civil partnership soon after
the institution began in Britain in 2005 and have now been together for 21
years.
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Elton John
(left) and David Furnish wear
decorated 3D glasses for the British
Premiere of
'Gnomeo and Juliet', in London's
Leicester Square on January 30, 2011
(AFP
Photo/Max Nash)
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"Having
our civil partnership was an incredible breakthrough for people that have
campaigned for a long time -- through the '60s and the '50s in England when it
was so hard to be gay and hard to be open about it. And it was a criminal act.
"So
for this legislation (gay marriage) to come through is joyous, and we should
celebrate it. We shouldn't just say, 'Oh, well we have a civil partnership.
We're not going to bother to get married.' We will get married," he said.
The 2005
celebration was a much grander affair, with 650 guests invited.
Early in
his career, John hid his sexuality and married a woman. He later became an
advocate for gay rights and has been active in the fight against AIDS.
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