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Fury as ‘selfish’ Adam Peaty and Holly Ramsay BAN public from historic church for an entire day when they get married
ADAM Peaty and Holly Ramsay have made waves over their wedding plans — by banning the public from the venue for an entire day.
The ceremony for the Olympic swimmer, 30, and his model bride, 25, is scheduled to last for just 90 minutes on Saturday.
But they have block-booked Bath Abbey so no one else can get hitched there on the day.
Sources at the abbey said it was an “all-day booking” and tourists will also be stopped from entering the landmark.
A security team is set to patrol to stop people trying to take pictures of the couple.
The cost of hiring the facility for a wedding can be around £2,500 — but the couple are thought to be paying several thousand more for exclusivity.
One local said: “It seems rather selfish to be hiring the abbey for the whole day when your wedding service only lasts for an hour and a half or so.”
Around 200 people are set to attend, including Holly’s chef dad Gordon and their close friends David and Victoria Beckham — but a falling-out has led to Adam’s mum Caroline being left off the guest list.
The couple have a “special connection” to the abbey — meaning they comply with a rule that anyone hiring it must have a link to it.
In its list of conditions for eligibility to be wed there, it is on offer to “parishioners, members of the congregation and those with a qualifying connection to the abbey”.
It is unknown what the connection is that the couple have which qualifies them.
Adam’s spokesman declined to comment, saying: “It’s a private, family wedding.”
Meanwhile, Adam has been branded “spiteful” after he left most of his family off his Christmas gift list amid their wedding falling-out.
He did not get anything for his parents, or brothers James and Richard.
He did get Richard’s daughter presents, along with his sister Bethany and her two kids.
But he ignored the young sons, aged 11 and seven, of James, who was arrested for allegedly making threats against him last month.
A family source said: “Kids are innocent and shouldn’t be included in any family fallout. To do this is cruel and spiteful.”
The Sun asked Adam’s team for comment.
