Shane MacGowan and Victoria Mary Clarke marry after thirty two years together.

The couple have been together for over three decades. Victoria Mary Clarke has been by Shane MacGowan's side throughout his musical career with The Pogues and as a solo artist.

They've been together for thirty two years.

The long term partners have been engaged since 2007 and spoke about the proposal on RTÉ's The Late Late Show.

I've been popping the question for quite a while, and so has she, but never at the same time.

Writing in The Sunday Independent newspaper, Victoria Mary Clarke said that they had hoped to elope and marry in secret. However, friends and family wanted to be present to celebrate.

This morning, Victoria Mary Clarke posted a picture of herself on Twitter wearing her Bella Freud wedding dress. Celebrity guests at the wedding included the couple's friend Johnny Depp.

Victoria Mary Clarke in her Bella Freud wedding dress, pictured on Twitter (2018)
Victoria Mary Clarke in her Bella Freud wedding dress
Pictured on Twitter (2018)

Shane MacGowan is the writer of one of the world's best known Christmas songs 'Fairytale in New York' and the singer also celebrates his birthday on Christmas day.

An RTÉ News report broadcast on 26 November 2018. The reporter is Sinéad Crowley.