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The first same-sex wedding has taken place in the British Antarctic Territory, on board the RRS Sir David Attenborough.
Eric Bourne and Stephen Carpenter became the first-ever same-sex couple to get married in the British Antarctic Territory.
The first same-sex wedding has taken place in Antarctica on board the UK's new polar ship.
Two polar research ship crew members were set to become the first same-sex couple to get married in the British Antarctic Territory. Eric Bourne and Stephen Carpenter hoped to tie the knot yesterday, although the service could be pushed back because of the weather. Bourne and Carpenter have been together for 20 years. They work on the Royal Research Ship Sir David Attenborough, one of the most advanced polar research ships in the world, and one which that came perilously and unforgettably close to being called “Boaty McBoatface.” The wedding was to be performed by the ship’s captain, Wil...