Elton John's partner, David Furnish, has denied rumours that the couple plan to marry at a private chapel at David and Victoria Beckhams' Hertfordshire home, saying there will be no wedding until the Civil Partnership Bill, which will recognise gay partnerships in law, has worked its way through Parliament. Furnish told reporters this weekend: "Elton and I will be going to the Beckhams for a christening ceremony, not to get married. I have been following the Civil Partnership Bill through the House of Commons and the House of Lords, and hope that we'll be able to do something about it in six months' time."
Speculation that the couple may wed followed comments made by Elton recently with regards which of his celebrity friends he would involve in his wedding: "I think I would like Lulu as my maid of honour and Victoria Beckham as my best man!"
Celebrity guests aside, however, Furnish told reporters this weekend not to expect a big flash wedding when it does finally happen: "We have decided that everything would be done very simply, in a Register Office. There's absolutely no discussion of having a party or anything like that."