Friends collect for marriage ceremony of George Osborne and Thea Rogers
A
string of well-known politicians have gathered for the marriage of George Osborne to his long-term accomplice amid a thriller over an e-mail apparently despatched to company.
The former chancellor of the Exchequer, 52, is marrying his former aide, 40-year-old Thea Rogers.
The pair, who’ve two youngsters collectively, are exchanging vows at 14th Century St Mary’s Church within the Somerset village of Bruton, the place they personal a property.
Among the company attending the service had been former prime minister David Cameron and his spouse Samantha, former chancellor Sajid Javid and Levelling-Up Secretary Michael Gove.
Also current had been Lord Hague and his spouse Ffion, former well being secretary Matt Hancock, ex-governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney, Labour heavyweight Ed Balls and his spouse Yvette Cooper, the shadow dwelling secretary.
As nicely as politicians there have been a number 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 along with his spouse Anji Hunter, an adviser in Downing Street below Sir Tony Blair, and Mariella Frostrup.
Mr Osborne was not seen arriving on the church, however Ms Rogers walked via the churchyard to claps from well-wishers.
She walked into the church accompanied by two giant umbrellas because of the gentle rain.
The service, which lasted practically an hour, included music from Beethoven’s Ode To Joy and Hubert Parry’s Jerusalem.
After the smiling couple emerged from the church because the bells rang, a neatly dressed lady showered them with orange confetti from a Union flag paper bag.
Mr Osborne appeared behind him as she approached the couple earlier than throwing the confetti over the groom.
The grey-haired lady, in a floral costume 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 appeared puzzled, however didn’t seem to talk to the girl, who fled rapidly when approached by journalists.
The orange confetti seemed to be much like that scattered by Just Stop Oil protesters at Wimbledon on Wednesday.
Around 200 individuals had attended the marriage and so they lined the trail to throw confetti on the newly married couple and clap and cheer.
The couple’s marriage ceremony comes amid a riddle over an e-mail despatched earlier this week to lots of the invited marriage ceremony company 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 dwelling there.