Kensington and Chelsea Register Office
Kensington and Chelsea Register Office is an office for the registration of births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships in Chelsea, London. It has hosted the weddings of many notable people.[1]
Chelsea Old Town Hall, the location of the register office, from Encyclopædia Britannica, 1911
According to The Independent, it is "still one of the hippest places to get married".[1]
Notable people married there
- Neil Aspinall, music industry executive associated with the Beatles [2]
- Nigel Dempster, journalist, and Lady Camilla Osborne (1977)
- Judy Garland, actress and Mickey Deans (1969),[1]
- Sharon Tate, actress and Roman Polanski, film director (1968)
- Nigel Heseltine, writer
- Patsy Kensit, actress and Jim Kerr, musician, 1992[2]
- Prince Pavlos of Greece[2]
- Michael Pease, geneticist
- Irving Penn, American photographer, and Lisa Fonssagrives, Swedish fashion model (1950)
- Beth Rogan, actress and Tony Samuel, Shell oil heir and publisher (1962)
- Wallis Simpson, socialite (1928)[2]
- Edward Stourton, journalist (2002)
- Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt, pop musicians (2008)[3]
- Patrick Vieira, footballer [1]
- Marco Pierre White, chef (1988)
- Michael Winner, film director
References
- Ian McCurrach. "The 50 best wedding locations (1–25) | News & Advice | Travel". The Independent. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- "Chelsea Register Office Open Day at Chelsea Register Office | Chelsea London | London hotels". LondonTown.com. 10 February 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- "BBC – Pop singer Tracey Thorn on the best and worst of London life". BBC News. 30 March 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
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