Liz Hurley, Arun Nayar Tie the Knot in Gloucestershire Castle
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After years of speculation, British model and actress Elizabeth Hurley
finally married her Indian businessman lover Arun Nayar in a private
ceremony at the Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire on Friday, ahead of her
planned wedding in Umaid Bhawan palace in Jodhpur in India.
The 41-year-old actress and her 42-year-old beau are expected to cement
their civil ceremony with a service in the church next to the castle on
Saturday evening. Though Hurley tried to keep the marriage under wraps,
the St Peter's church vicar Reverend John Partington confirmed to the
media that he would be involved in the wedding celebrations.
“Like any couple about to be married, I gather they are very excited. I am
officiating at the celebration of the wedding. They wanted a nice private
ceremony and they wanted to use Sudeley Church, so that is what they are
getting,” he was quoted by media reports as saying.
Among those expected as guests at the wedding celebration are singer Sir
Elton John, supermodel Kate Moss, fashion designer Donatella Versace,
soccer star David Beckham and others. It is not clear if Hurley's
ex-boyfriend Hugh Grant will be attending the celebrations but sources in
Cotswold and Winchcombe said his car had been spotted in the vicinity.
The celebrations are being hosted by Henry Dent-Brocklehurst, the owner of
the castle who happens to be the Bedazzled actress' close friend and the
godfather of her four-year-old son Damien from a previous relationship
with American film producer Stephen Bing. The wedded couple will proceed
to India on Sunday, sources said, to host their lavish wedding ceremony in
the Indian state of Rajasthan.
Meanwhile, Gloucestershire is all abuzz at the prospect of the celebrity
wedding. Traffic arrangements are being made around Sudeley Castle to
allow the celebrities their privacy. Some police officers will be assigned
the responsibility of taking care of any disturbances in the guest
entourage. “In order to minimize the possible effects on the residents of
Winchcombe, we will be providing two officers who will respond to and deal
with incidents as they arise,” the BBC quoted an inspector, Erik Sherwood,
as saying. He added that the police was expecting onlookers and media to
throng the village, the retail stores, restaurants and coffee shops of
which are already displaying signs congratulating the bride and the
groom.
The celebrations in India are also expected to be lavish, with Hurley
reportedly wanting a traditional Indian wedding complete with camels and
elephants, a mandap (holy pyre), colorful flowers, and females guests in
saris and male guests wearing brightly colored turbans. The date of the
Indian ceremony is not clear. This is Hurley's first marriage even though
she was in a relationship with Grant for over 13 years. Nayar was earlier
married to Italian model Valentina Pedroni.