SIR Elton John and David Furnish are planning their wedding now that gay marriage has been legalised.
The pair are plotting their nuptials - eight years after they became one of the first gay couples in the UK to enter into a civil partnership in December 2005.
The Rocket Man singer, 67, and the filmmaker, 51, have been together for more than 20 years and they have two sons, Zachary, three, and one-year-old Elijah.
David wrote in Attitude magazine’s Love & Marriage special: “Elton and I will marry – as a high-profile couple, we feel it is our duty to do it, to make sure that everyone knows that this is something that many gay men living in this country never dreamed would happen.
“When it was announced that gay couples were able to obtain a civil partnership, Elton and I did so on the day it came into law.
Civil partners: Elton John and David Furnish make a statement in 2005 “As something of a showman, [Elton] is aware that whatever he says and does, people will sit up and take notice -so what better way to celebrate that historic moment in time.
“Our big day made the news, it was all over the internet within minutes of happening and front page news the next day.”
He continued: “Elton and I both think there is a massive difference between calling someone your ‘partner’ and calling them your ‘husband’.
“Partner’ is such an impersonal word and doesn’t adequately describe the love we have for each other.
“When Zachary and Elijah are grown up and having children of their own, they will – hopefully – be living in a world where everyone can be equal, when being married isn’t about whether you’re straight or gay, but simply about being human.”
