Lulu’s Wedding (1969) | British Pathé

The wedding of Lulu (’The Man with the Golden Gun’) and Maurice Gibb (Bee Gees) was a big event. Hundreds of fans came to see the two stars getting married in 1969. For Archive Licensing Enquiries Visit: Explore Our Online Channel For FULL Documentaries, Fascinating Interviews & Classic Movies: #BritishPathé #History #Wedding #Lulu #CelebrityWedding #BeeGees Subscribe to the British Pathé YT Channel: (FILM ID:) No titles. Gerrard’s Cross, Buckinghamshire. General view of crowds outside St James’ Church, Gerrard’s Cross, for pop singer Lulu’s wedding to Bee Gee Maurice Gibb. The bridegroom, dressed in white suit, goes into the church with is brother and fellow Bee Gee Robin Gibb. Police hold the crowd back. Bridesmaid poses with pageboys in Scottish costume at the church door. Lulu’s car arrives with people running after it. Crowds surround the car as it stops outside the church. Lulu steps out wearing a white coat with a fur-trimmed hood. She is surrounded by press and almost disappears amongst them. She fights her way through to the church door. M/S of a mass of press photographers. Lulu waves to the crowds and chats to a few people at the church door. Police hold back the crowds. After the wedding Lulu and Maurice pose on the steps and kiss for the crowd - Lulu looks a bit spaced out! Panning shot as the bride and groom make a dash through the crowds to their car. Shot of excited crowds. General view of the massed crowds surging forward and surrounding the car as it tries to drive off. BRITISH PATHÉ’S STORY Before television, people came to movie theatres to watch the news. British Pathé was at the forefront of cinematic journalism, blending information with entertainment to popular effect. Over the course of a century, it documented everything from major armed conflicts and seismic political crises to the curious hobbies and eccentric lives of ordinary people. If it happened, British Pathé filmed it. Now considered to be the finest newsreel archive in the world, British Pathé is a treasure trove of 85,000 films unrivalled in their historical and cultural significance. British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.