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Welsh football star Aaron Ramsey marries childhood sweetheart in Caldicot Castle, with Bale and Bellamy guests


Sunday Jun 15th 2014

By Robin Turner
Aaron Ramsey married his childhood sweetheart Colleen Rowlands at Monmouthshire castle, with guests including Gareth Bale, Craig Bellamy and Theo Walcott

Rio RomaineWales and Arsenal footballer Aaron Ramsey modelling for Elite London

Welsh football star Aaron Ramsey had his own match of the day on Saturday when he married his childhood sweetheart Colleen Rowlands at ancient Caldicot Castle in Monmouthshire.

Guests at their sun blessed wedding included Rhymney Valley born Aaron’s Arsenal team mate Theo Walcott, ruled out of the World Cup by injury, world record transfer fee breaking Real Madrid winger Gareth Bale and former Wales star Craig Bellamy.

Aaron and Collen, who went to Ysgol Gyfyn Cwm Rhymni in Blackwood together, asked all guests to donate money to the Parkinsons UK charity via Justgiving rather than bring gifts.

They wrote on Colleen’s Justgiving page: “We are very blessed people and we know we are also hard to buy for – so instead of gifts we would like to offer our guests the opportunity to give to charity.


“The many hard working people at Parkinson’s UK will put your donations to very good use.”

Speaking of his link to the Parkinson’s UK charity, Aaron explained: “Unfortunately we lost my uncle a few years ago to the complications that come with Parkinson’s.

“He was fit and healthy and really active and seeing how quickly your health deteriorates when you’re diagnosed with Parkinson’s was really upsetting and hard to take. “

Ramsey prepared for his big day on Saturday with a game of golf on Friday with Welsh international team mate Chris Gunter, who was his housemate when he first joined Arsenal from Cardiff.

The Arsenal star, who once used to drive around Caerphilly where he grew up in a lime green Ford Fiesta complete with black and white squares on top, arrived at Caldicot Castle in style – by helicopter.

Kerry Pritchard of Caldicot said on her Facebook page on Saturday: “Saw Aaron Ramsey fly into Caldicot Castle in a helicopter today for his wedding.

“His bride-to-be arrived five minutes later in a car. Everyone was watching his arrival and nearly missed her. He flew out again in the same helicopter three hours later.”

And Caldicot’s Tony Cartwright wrote on Facebook: “Big wedding in Caldicot Castle, Aaron Ramsey married a Caldicot girl, Gareth Bale, Theo Walcott spotted arriving, Bale by helicopter, Ramsey also by helicopter.

Some snaps of it

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Here here! Lovely boy, one of our own - deserved his applause last season, wish him all the best.

Absolutely world class!

Some snaps of it

Cheers Craig

This response to one a YouTube comment where I said Ramsey is more talented than Beckham, messing around a but I genuinely think he is.

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Oh yeah and congrats to him.

I think they either stayed or had the evening function at the Celtic Manor, he walked into the bar on Friday night and we saw him getting in the helicopter. Saw Bellers on saturday morning as well.

Seems like a great lad - good luck to them.

My wife is a Parkinsons disease nurse. Nice gesture to ask guests to support this cause - chwarae teg iddo fe!

Excellent news...!

Who's Bellamys new bird ?

Congrats to rambo. Felt proud when he went and grabbed the Welsh flag at the cup final, and despite others reponses on the subject, I personally really appreciated him not celebrating against us.

On and Caldicot castle is brilliant, spent a lot of time there as a kid

Some snaps of it

That looks like Reggie Crane Aaron's uncle 2nd from the back in the top photo.All the best to Aaron and his new wife.