A Swedish couple, Anette and Jörgen Flodin, obtained permission to hold their wedding ceremony near Fuente del Esparto, El Pinarillo.
Proposal to raise the minimum marrying age
It is reported that the government is proposing to amend the Civil Code to increase the minimum marrying age from 14 to 16 years.
Duchess of Alba marries again
Maria del Rosario Cayetana Alfonsa Victoria Eugenia Francisca Fitz-James Stuart y de Silva (The Duchess of Alba), one of Spain’s richest women, has tied the knot again at the age of 85 to a civil servant 24 years her junior.
Never too old?
A Somali man, claiming to be 112 years old has just married his new bride, a 17 year old girl from his home town of Guriceel. Ahmed Muhamed Dhore says it is a dream come true, having waited for the girl to grow up before popping the question. He is said to be looking forward to starting a new family. …