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| Ex-EastEnders star Wendy Richard has married her partner John Burns ahead of receiving treatment for cancer. | |
| Guests who arrived for the ceremony at a hotel in London's Mayfair included Todd Carty, who played Richard's son Mark Fowler in the soap. | Guests who arrived for the ceremony at a hotel in London's Mayfair included Todd Carty, who played Richard's son Mark Fowler in the soap. |
| Other former co-stars including Barbara Windsor and Natalie Cassidy, who played her daughter-in-law Sonia, were also thought to have attended. | |
| Richard recently revealed that she had an aggressive, terminal form of cancer. | |
| Pain-free day | Pain-free day |
| The actress's dog Lily - which is related to the Cairn terrier who was her on-screen dog Betty in EastEnders - was a special guest at the ceremony. | |
| Richard said the move to bring forward the wedding meant there was little time to order a cake, flowers and outfits for their big day.John Burns has been with Wendy Richard for 13 years | Richard said the move to bring forward the wedding meant there was little time to order a cake, flowers and outfits for their big day.John Burns has been with Wendy Richard for 13 years |
| She said: "We were going to get married anyway but when we got the diagnosis we decided to push ahead and get married now. There was no rush before." | She said: "We were going to get married anyway but when we got the diagnosis we decided to push ahead and get married now. There was no rush before." |
| The star, who was in EastEnders for more than 21 years, said recently that she wanted to enjoy a pain-free day and have a laugh. | The star, who was in EastEnders for more than 21 years, said recently that she wanted to enjoy a pain-free day and have a laugh. |
| The couple's honeymoon in the US has been postponed until Richard completes her course of chemotherapy, which is due to start on Monday. | The couple's honeymoon in the US has been postponed until Richard completes her course of chemotherapy, which is due to start on Monday. |
| Richard and Burns, who is 20 years younger than her, have been together for 13 years. | |
| The actress, who also appeared in sitcom Are You Being Served?, has been divorced on three previous occasions. | The actress, who also appeared in sitcom Are You Being Served?, has been divorced on three previous occasions. |
| Richard has fought off breast cancer twice, but in January was told the disease had spread to her right kidney and bones. | Richard has fought off breast cancer twice, but in January was told the disease had spread to her right kidney and bones. |