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Scarlett O'Toole

Inside Ellen DeGeneres and Portia's lavish vow renewal - Kris Jenner role to A-list party

Ellen DeGeneres and her wife Portia de Rossi are keeping the romance alive as they renewed their vows at a surprise ceremony in front of their celebrity pals.

To celebrate turning 50 last week, Portia decided to gather her loved ones for what was thought to be a big birthday bash.

However, the party took an unexpected romantic turn as she stepped out in a stunning white dress to renew her vows with her talk show host wife, much to Ellen's surprise.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were spotted at the special celebration and mingled with the likes of Kris Jenner, who officiated the wedding renewal.

Ellen shared a clip from the special day on Instagram, writing: "Portia surprised me at her birthday party by renewing our vows.

Ellen and Portia renewed their vows at a special celebration (TheEllenShow/Youtube)

"Thank you @KrisJenner for officiating and @BrandiCarlile for performing, and Portia for being the greatest gift to me, even on your birthday."

Ellen and Portia first tied the knot back in 2008 and decided to celebrate their love again after moving into a new $70million (£57m) mansion.

In the clip, Portia walked through the crowd of their A-list pals re-wearing the gorgeous Zac Posen wedding dress from the couple's 2008 nuptials.

Singer Brandi Carlile serenaded Ellen and Portia with an acoustic version of The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.

"Oh my god!" a shocked Ellen exclaimed.

Kris had a starring role in the big day (Instagram/ellendegeneres)
They were surrounded by their closest friends (Instagram/ellendegeneres)

Kardashian star Kris then said: "Welcome to Portia's birthday party and to the newest home of one of my favourite couples."

She added: "These two were born for each other."

"These two are couple goals who continue to amaze me with how cute they are together. A match made in heaven, two peas in a pod.

"Their love and commitment to one another is amazing and it makes me so happy that they have each other to love and cherish and grow old with," Kris continued.

The couple first tied the knot in 2008 (TheEllenShow/Youtube)
Ellen had no idea what Portia had planned (Instagram/ellendegeneres)

During the ceremony, Portia gave a heartfelt speech to her wife.

She said: "You don't have to say anything at all, but when I was thinking about what would make my birthday really special, apart from being with family and friends, it was reminding you that you're the most important thing in the world to me."

Ellen was overcome with emotion as she said: " I just adore you. I love you, and I would not be on this Earth without you. You save me every day. Thank you for saving me every day."

Commenting on Ellen's post, Kris wrote: "Best day ever!!! what an honor to be there for two of my BFF’s who I adore and who love each other so much!"

Singer John Legend left a row of red heart emojis in the comments.

Sharing Ellen's video on her Instagram Story, Kris wrote: "It was such an honour to officiate my beautiful BFF's Ellen and Portia's wedding vow renewal.

"I love you guys so much and wish you a lifetime of happiness. Love and laughter!!"

Ellen called her wife the "greatest gift" as they renewed their vows in front of their close friends and family at the lavish get-together.

The Duchess of Sussex was spotted among the crowd (TheEllenShow/Youtube)
Prince Harry stood away from his wife (TheEllenShow/Youtube)

Famous faces at the special day included Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Aniston, Carol Burnett, Courteney Cox, Melissa Etheridge, Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were spotted among the guests by eagle-eyed fans and stood on opposite sides of the group from each other.

Footage shows Harry and Meghan joining the cheers as the ceremony wraps up – with the camera panning to show the guests, revealing the former working royals.

The outing marks one of the first informal appearances by the couple since the release of Harry's bombshell memoir Spare last month.

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