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09
August 2006
Wedding
Couple's Madonna
Surprise
A
couple celebrating their
wedding were
unexpectedly joined by
pop icon
Madonna
at their
reception.
Neil
and Imogen McCarthy from
Cardiff, had flown to
Rome with 70 guests to
get married and were
holding their reception
at a five-star
hotel.
The
singer, who was
performing in Rome, was
in the hotel with
husband Guy Ritchie.
When she spotted the
reception, she joined
them for a
chat.
The
DJ played Madonna's
single Hung Up which
apparently failed to
amuse her.
Madonna
played Rome earlier this
week as part of her
Confessions tour, where
she staged a
mock-crucifixion which
had been condemned by
religious
leaders.
As
she dined with her
husband at the city's
Hotel De Russie, she was
spotted by wedding DJ
Valeria De Luca who
promptly played one of
her hit
singles.
Luca
Lacovello, who helped
organise the party, said
guests had recognised
Madonna but thought it
impolite to draw
attention to
her.
But
when the star discovered
that a British wedding
party was on the hotel's
terrace, she went out to
join them.
"When
Madonna walked into the
reception with her
husband everybody
recognised them," Luca
Lacovello
said.
"The
DJ put on one of her
records, Hung Up, which
she wasn't happy about
but all the party at the
wedding behaved with
typical British reserve.
If it had been an
Italian wedding and
Madonna walked in there
would have been mass
hysteria, but no-one
raised an eyelid
although everyone knew
she was there. Madonna
and Guy had their dinner
and the wedding party
continued and at the end
Madonna walked up and
congratulated the couple
and wished them luck for
their wedding. It was
completely unexpected
and was an added bonus
for their wedding
day."
The
McCarthys, who are
currently on their
honeymoon, were
unavailable for
comment.
Jason
Harding, general manager
at St David's Hotel in
Cardiff, where Mrs
McCarthy works, said: "I
can confirm Imogen is a
member of staff and got
married in Rome at the
weekend.
"This
is the first I have
heard about this - we
shall have to ask her
all about it when she
gets back."
A
spokeswoman at the Hotel
De Russie in Rome said:
"I can confirm that
Madonna and her husband
had dinner at our
terrace restaurant. I
can also confirm that at
the same time there was
a wedding reception
taking place with a
British bride and groom,
but I cannot say
anything else. "I have
to respect the privacy
of our clients both
famous and not
famous."
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