Britain's newspapers expressed their displeasure on Saturday after an unusually publicity-shy Madonna deprived them of the glittering wedding story they had been craving.
The tabloid daily ‘Star’, led the indignation by calling the pop diva a stuck-up prima donna for failing to make an appearance in front of the massed ranks of reporters and photographers. “Madonna had put two fingers up to all her fans,” said the star, “They don't matter to her.”
The media could only speculate about whether Madonna and Film Director Guy Ritchie had tied the knot as till Saturday morning information had leaked out from the Scottish castle where the couple were holed up. “The Ritchies kindly invite you to... Keep your distance,” was how the up market independent interpreted the press blackout at Ski Bo castle, in north-east Scotland. Madonna, the secret bride, was the daily mail's headline over a scant story on the wedding celebrations. “The whole world watched when Princess Diana was married, same thing when the queen wed for that matter,” complained the star, “But Madonna obviously thinks she's much grander than royalty. It was all done in total secrecy, behind closed doors.” Newspapers had to satisfy themselves with snaps of celebrity guests like Singer Sting, his wife Trudi Styler and Fashion Designer Donatella Versace arriving for the big day. The hundreds of pressmen who had descended on the sleepy town of Dornoch, nearest settlement to Ski Bo castle, were left twiddling their thumbs.
Bureau Report