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Rebecca Calderwood

Petra Ecclestone surprises football fan husband with the 1980 FA Cup on wedding day

Petra Ecclestone pulled out all the stops on her wedding day to husband Sam Palmer after gifting the football fan the 1980 FA Cup.

The 33-year-old billionaire heiress - who is the daughter of former Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone - tied the knot to the 38-year-old businessman in a 'small romantic ceremony' in London on Saturday afternoon.

The pair celebrated the occasion alongside their four children, Petra's sister Tamara and her husband Jay Rutland.

Documenting the day on Instagram, Jay shared a series of clips as he gave a small glimpse into the family's extravagant celebrations.

As well as filming his wife Tamara's heartfelt speech for her sister, the father-of-two uploaded snaps of their two young daughters at the lavish do.

Petra Ecclestone treated her husband Sam Palmer on their wedding day (mirror.co.uk)
The F1 heiress gifted her new husband the 1980 FA Cup (mirror.co.uk)

Jay also filmed a performance from Razorlight, before showing off Petra's special gift to her new husband.

Petra, who looked stunning in a figure-hugging mermaid wedding dress, surprised Sam with the 1980 FA Cup as a present.

The trophy was previously awarded to West Ham after they beat Arsenal back in the 80s.

The luxury real estate agent later shared a photo of himself and Petra holding the cup.

Alongside the snap, the West Ham fan wrote: "Going to sleep with the 1980 FA Cup next to my bed. It has to go down as the greatest wedding gift of all time."

The couple tied the knot in London this weekend (Instagram/Sam Palmer)
Sam with his groomsmen including Jay Rutland (Instagram)

A number of celebrities were invited to the couple's special day, including footballer Cesc Fabregas and his wife Daniella Semaan.

Earlier in the day, florists were spotted bringing a number of huge bouquets into the wedding venue as preparations were under way for the celebrations.

The big day was preceded by late night celebrations on Friday as Petra enjoyed her final night as an unmarried woman.

Sister Tamara shared snaps of themselves posing in party dresses as they counted down the hours towards the big day itself.

Tamara wrote on Instagram: “Stayed up past my bed time last night which I would only do to celebrate my best friend and sisters hen.

Petra and Sam were joined by their loved ones on the day (Instagram)
The luxury real estate agent is a huge West Ham fan (Instagram)

“Had so much fun celebrating the most beautiful kind hearted bride to be. Roll on the wedding cannot wait.”

It is not the first time Petra has been married, however, as she was previously wedded to James Stunt in 2011, but they divorced in 2017, after welcoming three children together.

Petra and Sam welcomed a daughter in 2020 in the midst of the pandemic and before the couple tied-the-knot.

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