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Dua Lipa and Callum Turner Begin Wedding Prep!

Dua Lipa and Callum Turner's wedding preparations have well and truly got underway as event furniture was pictured arriving at their venue in Sicily on Wednesda...

Dua Lipa and Callum Turner Begin Wedding Prep!
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and Callum Turner's wedding preparations have well and truly got underway as event furniture was pictured arriving at their venue in Sicily on Wednesday. 

The popstar, 30, and actor, 36, held their legal wedding ceremony at London's Old Marylebone Town Hall ahead of their three-day Sicily extravaganza later this week.

Having exchanged vows they are now legally wed ahead of their big party in Sicily's capital Palermo, which is set to last from Thursday to Saturday. 

Insiders have been hailing the couple's second nuptials as the 'showbiz wedding of the year', calling it Sicily's most high-profile marriage since 's Michael Corleone wed Apollonia Vitelli in 1972 classic The Godfather.

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No expense has been spared for the big day, with the pair said to have booked an entire floor of suites at the luxurious Villa Igiea hotel overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea.

The ceremony itself will take place at the 17th-century Villa Valguarnera, perhaps the most sumptuous of the villas in Bagheria, an idyllic town ten miles away from the capital.

And ahead of the big soiree, road restrictions around the Villa Valguanera, which will host a Saturday evening party, kicked in at midnight and will be in place until Monday.

Dua Lipa and Callum Turner's wedding preparations have well and truly got underway as event planners and furniture was pictured arriving at their venue in Sicily on Wednesday

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The popstar, 30, and actor, 36, held their legal wedding ceremony at London's Old Marylebone Town Hall ahead of their three-day Sicily extravaganza later this week

The baroque 18th Century villa - once used as a Mafia stronghold - has been ringed by security wearing black T-shirts and carrying walkie talkies.

Several vans were parked at the entrance to the villa in the suburb of Bagheria a few minutes from Palermo and workers were seen unloading furniture.

One told the Daily Mail: 'I can't tell you anything. It's for a private function - a wedding but you know who I am talking about, you don't need to be a detective.'

Several blacked-out luxury events vans were also parked next to the entrance gates on the villa and an organiser carrying a clipboard wandered up and down talking loudly into her handset.

No parking signs were also in evidence, and the restrictions were taken out by Milan based events planners Fasten Seat Belt with a receptionist at their offices refusing to reveal any details.

She said: 'We can't discuss private events. Sorry.'

The stunning 18th Century Palazzo Gangi – which is privately owned – will be the centre of the party on Saturday, with its spectacular Galleria degli Specchi (Hall of Mirrors) providing the perfect setting. 

And ahead of the big soiree, road restrictions around the Villa Valguanera, which will host a Saturday evening party, kicked in at midnight and will be in place until Monday

The baroque 18th Century villa - once used as a Mafia stronghold - has been ringed by security wearing black T-shirts and carrying walkie talkies

Several blacked-out luxury events vans were also parked next to the entrance gates on the villa and an organiser carrying a clipboard wandered up and down

One told the Daily Mail: 'I can't tell you anything. It's for a private function - a wedding but you know who I am talking about, you don't need to be a detective'

Several vans were parked at the entrance to the villa in the suburb of Bagheria a few minutes from Palermo and workers were seen unloading furniture

No parking signs were also in evidence, and the restrictions were taken out by Milan based events planners Fasten Seat Belt with a receptionist at their offices refusing to reveal details

Three hundred family and friends will be attending the three-day shindig which begins on Thursday with private jet slots booked up at Palermo’s airport and a fleet of blacked out limos to ferry guests to various villas and hotels. 

Sir Elton John, Mark Ronson and Charli XCX are among the music stars billed to attend, with Donatella Versace and Simon Porte Jacquemus from the fashion world.  

In advance of the wedding, Dua is believed to have travelled to Italy to meet Donatella to finalise the details of the dress she is designing for the singer to wear on her big day.

Because of her longtime friendship with the designer, friends are convinced that Dua will wear a custom Atelier Versace gown.

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