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| Australian ambassador to France proposes after marriage equality passes | Australian ambassador to France proposes after marriage equality passes |
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| Brendan Berne posts video showing his apparently unexpected proposal to his partner Thomas Marti in Paris after the marriage equality legislation passed | |
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| Thu 7 Dec 2017 21.42 GMT | |
| Last modified on Thu 7 Dec 2017 23.22 GMT | |
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| Australia’s ambassador to France wasted little time Thursday after the passage of same-sex marriage laws through federal parliament, popping the question to his longtime partner just hours later in a video posted on social media. | Australia’s ambassador to France wasted little time Thursday after the passage of same-sex marriage laws through federal parliament, popping the question to his longtime partner just hours later in a video posted on social media. |
| “HE SAID YES!” Brendan Berne wrote along with a video of his proposal. | “HE SAID YES!” Brendan Berne wrote along with a video of his proposal. |
| Today was a great day for Australia and for me. HE SAID YES! #MarriageEquality pic.twitter.com/liaXiw0FYh | Today was a great day for Australia and for me. HE SAID YES! #MarriageEquality pic.twitter.com/liaXiw0FYh |
| “As ambassador to France, this is a great day for my country Australia which has passed marriage for all. But also for me personally,” Berne wrote. | “As ambassador to France, this is a great day for my country Australia which has passed marriage for all. But also for me personally,” Berne wrote. |
| In the video, Berne stands outside his partner Thomas Marti’s Paris office in the Australian embassy with the Eiffel Tower in the background, saying: “Now it’s my turn to confirm my relationship with my partner of 11 years, Thomas.” | In the video, Berne stands outside his partner Thomas Marti’s Paris office in the Australian embassy with the Eiffel Tower in the background, saying: “Now it’s my turn to confirm my relationship with my partner of 11 years, Thomas.” |
| Berne, 47, then heads into 37-year-old Marti’s office, turning briefly to the camera to say “deep breath” before taking the plunge. | Berne, 47, then heads into 37-year-old Marti’s office, turning briefly to the camera to say “deep breath” before taking the plunge. |
| Admitting to being “a little nervous” and speaking in heavily accented French, Berne says: “I’d like to ask you a question. Would you please marry me?” | Admitting to being “a little nervous” and speaking in heavily accented French, Berne says: “I’d like to ask you a question. Would you please marry me?” |
| Aside to the camera: “I hope I got the question right.” | Aside to the camera: “I hope I got the question right.” |
| In response Marti gets up from his swivel chair for a long embrace with his new fiance. | In response Marti gets up from his swivel chair for a long embrace with his new fiance. |
| Marti is a Swiss-Australian who works for Australia’s foreign affairs and trade ministry, according to the embassy. | Marti is a Swiss-Australian who works for Australia’s foreign affairs and trade ministry, according to the embassy. |
| The couple met on a tram in Amsterdam and speak French at home, embassy spokesman Romain Parlier told AFP. | The couple met on a tram in Amsterdam and speak French at home, embassy spokesman Romain Parlier told AFP. |
| Berne posted the video less than four hours after the same-sex marriage bill sailed through parliament in Canberra. | Berne posted the video less than four hours after the same-sex marriage bill sailed through parliament in Canberra. |
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