George Osborne celebrates marriage ceremony to his former adviser
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spherical 200 individuals, together with a string of well-known politicians and journalists, have attended the marriage of George Osborne to his long-term companion amid a thriller over an e mail apparently despatched to visitors.
The former chancellor of the Exchequer, 52, married his former aide, 40-year-old Thea Rogers on the 14th Century St Mary’s Church within the Somerset village of Bruton, the place they personal a property.
Among the visitors attending the service have been former prime minister David Cameron and his spouse Samantha, former chancellor Sajid Javid and Levelling-Up Secretary Michael Gove.
Also current have been Lord Hague and his spouse Ffion, former well being secretary Matt Hancock, ex-governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney, and Labour heavyweight Ed Balls together with his spouse Yvette Cooper, the shadow dwelling secretary.
As nicely as politicians there have been a bunch of well-known journalists.
They included Today Programme host Nick Robinson, former Newsnight presenter Emily Maitlis, ex-BBC correspondent Jon Sopel, former Sky News political editor Adam Boulton together with his spouse Anji Hunter, an adviser in Downing Street beneath Sir Tony Blair, and Mariella Frostrup.
Mr Osborne was not seen arriving on the church forward of the service, however Ms Rogers walked by the churchyard to claps from well-wishers.
The service, which lasted practically an hour, included music from Beethoven’s Ode To Joy and Hubert Parry’s Jerusalem.
After the smiling couple, who’ve two youngsters collectively, emerged from the church because the bells rang, a well dressed lady showered them with orange confetti from a Union flag paper bag.
Mr Osborne seemed behind him as she approached the couple earlier than throwing the confetti over the groom.
The grey-haired lady, in a floral gown and pale colored jacket, emptied the bag of confetti close to the couple earlier than she left after being spoken to by two males.
The couple seemed puzzled, however didn’t seem to talk to the girl, who fled rapidly when approached by journalists.
The orange confetti seemed to be just like that scattered by Just Stop Oil protesters at Wimbledon on Wednesday.
As visitors left the church, they lined up exterior to cheer and throw confetti on the newly married couple as they walked down the trail to their marriage ceremony automobile.
The couple’s marriage ceremony comes amid a riddle over an e mail despatched earlier this week to lots of the invited marriage ceremony visitors in addition to some journalists.
After quitting the House of Commons, Mr Osborne turned editor of the Evening Standard newspaper.
The city of Bruton has been dubbed “the Notting Hill of the West” because of the variety of celebrities residing there.