THE MARRIAGE SPAIN SPURNED

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When journalist Michael Walsh and his Ukrainian fiancé, Nadia Burlikova decided to marry, Spain was their first choice. Their proposal in this respect was given the thumbs down by Spanish legislation. Undeterred, the couple decided on Option B. To marry in Gibraltar.
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Contacting the registrar’s office in Secretary’s Lane the two were made welcome by a ‘can do’ attitude and support system. Michael says, “It was a wedding for two people but it was a team effort. The staff at the registrar’s office, the registrar himself and the hotels, it was all a fantastic experience. The flags were flying everywhere but Michael concedes there might have been another reason for the coronation-like fervour.
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Gibraltar has been the first choice for in-love couples. Famous people who have married there include Roger Moore, Sean Connery, John and Yoko Lennon, Lawrence Harvey, Margaret Leighton. Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales began their honeymoon from Gibraltar.
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Nadia, a musicologist and teacher with an international reputation, says it was a fairy tale wedding. Torrevieja would have made a lovely venue but the obstacles and costs placed in our way were too formidable. A pity as Gibraltar is reaping a fortune in marriages.

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