{"id":52636,"date":"2025-11-29T13:10:26","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T13:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=52636"},"modified":"2025-11-29T13:11:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T13:11:08","slug":"australian-pm-albanese-marries-partner-in-private-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=52636","title":{"rendered":"Australian PM Albanese marries partner in private ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reuters:   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SYDNEY, Nov 29 &#8211; Anthony Albanese became the first Australian prime minister to tie the knot while in office when he married his partner Jodie Haydon in a private ceremony on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The wedding was widely expected to be held this year after Albanese proposed to Haydon on Valentine&#8217;s Day last year. But the date and details of the ceremony were kept tightly under wraps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We are absolutely delighted to share our love and commitment to spending our future lives together, in front of our family and closest friends,\u201d Albanese said in the statement released to the media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Haydon has accompanied Albanese to several events over the years and was also with him during his election campaign in 2022 and in May this year, when his Labor party won with a thumping majority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Item 1 of 2 Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Jodie Haydon walk down the aisle after getting married in Canberra, Australia, November 29, 2025. Mike Bowers for PMO\/Handout via REUTERS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>[1\/2]<\/strong>Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Jodie Haydon walk down the aisle after getting married in Canberra, Australia, November 29, 2025. Mike Bowers for PMO\/Handout via REUTERS&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reutersconnect.com\/item\/australian-prime-minister-anthony-albanese-and-jodie-haydon-walk-down-the-aisle-after-getting-married-in-canberra\/dGFnOnJldXRlcnMuY29tLDIwMjU6bmV3c21sX1JDMjU2SUEyUzM3Qw%3D%3D\/?utm_medium=rcom-article-media&amp;utm_campaign=rcom-rcp-lead\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Purchase Licensing&nbsp;Rights, opens new tab<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Haydon wore a dress by Sydney designer &#8220;Romance was Born&#8221;, while the prime minister wore a suit from MJ Bale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ms Haydon\u2019s five-year-old niece, Ella, was flower girl, and the prime minister\u2019s dog, Toto, was the ring bearer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Advertisement \u00b7 Scroll to continue<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Guests were served beer in a special can made by Willie the Boatman whose brewery is in Sydney\u2019s Inner West.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the ceremony, Albanese and Haydon walked back down the aisle to Stevie Wonder\u2019s \u201cSigned, Sealed, Delivered (I\u2019m Yours)\u201d. Their first dance was to \u201cThe Way You Look Tonight\u201d by Frank Sinatra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The couple will honeymoon in Australia from Monday until Friday of next week, with all expenses paid privately by Albanese and Haydon, his office said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reuters: SYDNEY, Nov 29 &#8211; Anthony Albanese became the first Australian prime minister to tie the knot while in office when he married his partner Jodie Haydon in a private ceremony on Saturday. The wedding was widely expected to be held this year after Albanese proposed to Haydon on Valentine&#8217;s Day last year. But the date and details of the ceremony were kept tightly under wraps. &#8220;We are absolutely delighted to share our love and commitment to spending our future lives together, in front of our family and closest friends,\u201d Albanese said in the statement released to the media. 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