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| 'Dying' Richard marries partner | 'Dying' Richard marries partner |
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| Ex-EastEnders star Wendy Richard has married her partner, John Burns, ahead of receiving treatment for cancer. | Ex-EastEnders star Wendy Richard has married her partner, John Burns, ahead of receiving treatment for cancer. |
| Former colleagues including Todd Carty, who played Richard's son Mark Fowler in the BBC One soap, were at the ceremony at a hotel in London's Mayfair. | Former colleagues including Todd Carty, who played Richard's son Mark Fowler in the BBC One soap, were at the ceremony at a hotel in London's Mayfair. |
| They were joined by her on-screen daughter-in-law Natalie Cassidy, who played Sonia Jackson, and Laila Morse, best known as Mo Harris. | They were joined by her on-screen daughter-in-law Natalie Cassidy, who played Sonia Jackson, and Laila Morse, best known as Mo Harris. |
| Richard recently revealed that she had an aggressive, terminal form of cancer. | Richard recently revealed that she had an aggressive, terminal form of cancer. |
| 'Pain-free day' | 'Pain-free day' |
| Carty told reporters: "It was a wonderful day, a wonderful day for Wendy and John." | |
| 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 and reception at The Chesterfield Hotel, attended by about 60 family members and friends. | |
| They were treated to champagne and canapes at the wedding, photographs from which will be featured exclusively in OK! magazine. | |
| Other guests included Perry Fenwick, who plays Billy Mitchell in the soap; his on-screen wife, Emma Barton; and Dad's Army creator David Croft. | Other guests included Perry Fenwick, who plays Billy Mitchell in the soap; his on-screen wife, Emma Barton; and Dad's Army creator David Croft. |
| The married couple have been together for 13 years | The married couple have been together for 13 years |
| The married couple, together with Lily, were greeted by an army of press photographers as they left the hotel and got into a limousine with blacked-out windows. | The married couple, together with Lily, were greeted by an army of press photographers as they left the hotel and got into a limousine with blacked-out windows. |
| Richard, who wore a smart grey cardigan, has been with her new husband for 13 years. | Richard, who wore a smart grey cardigan, has been with her new husband for 13 years. |
| The actress is 20 years older than her husband and had said that bringing forward the wedding meant there was little time to order a cake, flowers or outfits. | The actress is 20 years older than her husband and had said that bringing forward the wedding meant there was little time to order a cake, flowers or outfits. |
| "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." | "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. |
| 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. |