CRISIS IN THE PERSIAN GULF : Iraq Gives Britons Wedding Party
A British couple trapped in Iraq wanted a simple blue-jean wedding.
But Iraqi authorities insisted that the Persian Gulf crisis should not prevent the betrothed from a more traditional Western wedding, including a champagne toast, a wedding cake and a white bridal gown.
Thursday’s ceremony was even broadcast on Baghdad television Friday.
“We have decided to get married while here. . . . We are happy anyway,” Deborah, the bride, shouted over Western music blaring from loudspeakers.
The broadcast showed Robert (no second name given) in a dark suit kissing Deborah Janes in a white gown to the tunes of an Iraqi musical band and a children’s choir.
About 40 Iraqi “guests” and fellow British hostages wished the couple a happy life thereafter.
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