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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Shehab Khan

Theresa May accidentally crashes wedding on Isle of Wight

Theresa May poses with Michelle and Jason Dight ( Solent News and Photo Agency )

Theresa May ended up being an unexpected wedding crasher as a couple got married on the Isle of Wight

The prime minister was on a private visit with her husband Phillip when she got off a motor cruiser at Cowes harbour, just as a newlywed couple were posing for pictures. 

Ms May agreed to take photos with Michelle and Jason Dight while they posed on their special day. 

Ms Dight, 32, said she could not believe that Ms May had appeared as they were taking photos.

“We decided to pose for photos near the jetty. We saw this great big motor cruiser. It pulled up at the jetty and someone said ‘It’s Theresa May’,” she told the Times.

“We were both like saying, ‘No way’. As she was coming up the jetty, we asked the security staff if she would pose for pictures quickly.”

Mr Dight added: “We called her over and she stopped for a photo and told us how beautiful Michelle looked.

“She said ‘I’m not really dressed for the occasion.’ She then got between us and posed for the photo and congratulated us and gave us good wishes for the future. We told her that we hoped she enjoyed her stay on the Isle of Wight.”

The prime minister was on a short visit to the Isle of Wight before heading back to her home in Berkshire. 



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