Shortly after their chic town hall ceremony in London, Dua Lipa and Callum Turner reportedly threw a star-studded wedding celebration in Sicily over the weekend, surrounded by Elton John, Charli XCX, Mark Ronson, Joe Alwyn, Olivia Dean and Donatella Versace. That’s amoré!
Only a few photos from the pre- and post-wedding celebrations have emerged online, showing the couple celebrating in Sicily amongst their nearest and dearest. (Naturally we’re all holding our breath for the singer’s official wedding look to drop.)
The setting for their lavish ‘do was the Sicilian capital of Palermo. Known for its rich history, architecture and food, it made for the perfect backdrop to celebrate love and life – as certified by the fun-loving couple.
While the full wedding details are yet to be revealed, we do know that the pair hosted the event at Villa Valguarnera, a historic 18th-century mansion known as “little Versailles”. Situated high above the town and owned by Princess Vittoria Alliata di Villafranca, a title bestowed on her family in 1609 by the King of Spain, the iconic venue was the perfect choice for the pair’s celebrations.
Villa Valguarnera is located in the central square of Bagheria, just a few kilometres from Palermo, and is one of the earliest examples of neoclassical architecture. Built by Marianna Ucrìa, Princess Vittoria’s several-times-over great-grandmother, in the 18th century, the site is full of cultural history, attracting guests such as Rudolf Steiner, Krishnamurti, Goethe, Linnaeus and Madame Blavatsky. Royalty were drawn there too, including Maria Amalia, daughter of the exiled King of Naples and niece of the recently beheaded Marie Antoinette, who met Louis Philippe of France in 1806 in the villa.
