AS DIARIES BEGIN TO FILL UP WITH GL AMOROUS ENGAGEMENTS GEMENTS
FROM HOLLYWOOD STARS TO ROYALTY AND HIGH SOCIETY, 2024 IS LOOKING LIKE A GOOD YEAR TO SAY ‘I DO’
The showbusiness calendar of 2024 promises to be full of memorable milestones, showstopping events and marital bliss as a fleet of royals and celebrities gears up to get married – and we couldn’t be more excited.
Two royal weddings are due to take place, with Prince Abdul Mateen of Brunei and his bride-to-be Anisha Rosnah binti Adam tying the knot this month with a ten-day spectacle, while Princess Märtha Louise of Nor way will follow suit in August when she marries spiritual guide Durek Verrett. The King and Queen and Prince and Princess of Wales are expected to attend the Duke of Westminster’s wedding in June, and we hope to see a host of celebrities name the date, too. Roll on romance, the confetti, the bouquets and the wedding belles…
NICOLE SCHERZINGER AND THOM EVANS
It has been seven months since Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger and sportsman Thom Evans shared news of their fairytale engagement. Former international rugby union player Thom, 38, popped the question on a sun-soaked beach in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. Alongside a heartwarming image posted on Instagram, Nicole, 45, wrote: “I said yes.”
Although the Buttons hitmaker has confessed that she hasn’t yet prioritised wedding plans, Nicole did tell the Sunday Times about her hopes for a ceremony in her native Hawaii, followed by a reception “somewhere in Europe”.
The star said last year: “I haven’t even thought about anything. Everybody’s like: ‘What’s the plan?’ I’m like: ‘Yo, I gotta find Norma Desmond,’” referring to the character she recently played in the musical Sunset Boulevard in London’s West End. “Until I find her, and I open this show, and I am proud of it, I’m not thinking of anything else.’”
The singer said that the ceremony will be conducted by her grandfather, who is a bishop. And when asked where the married couple will be based, “adopted Brit” Nicole confirmed that it will be somewhere in the UK.
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