Elton John Plans His Second Wedding

Congrats are in order for Sir Elton John. According to FemaleFirst he and his long-time partner of 11 years David Furnish have booked a swanky castle for their Christmas nuptials. The pair are said to have hired Windsor's MacDonald Castle Hotel for mid-December - the same time as a new law allowing homosexuals to legally marry comes into effect. "They have organised a lavish meal to the finest detail". Last week, the flamboyant star told journalists at a fundraiser for his AIDS Foundation he was planning to be one of the first couples to wed under the new laws. He is quoted on the website Gay.com as saying: "It's going to be on the 21st of December. That's all I know at the moment". Last year, the singer revealed he had already picked his wedding guests, "I think I would like Lulu as my maid of honour and Victoria Beckham as my best man!" Won't that be neat?

This will not be the first wedding for Elton John. On Valentines Day 1984 he married engineer Renate Blauel in; the couple stayed married for four years, although he later admitted he realized he was homosexual before his marriage. Well, I'm sure she appreciated that!