Olympic gold medallist Caster Semenya is a South African icon and hero. She has had her fair share of ups and downs throughout her career, but is lucky to have the love of wife Violet Raseboya to keep her going. Here’s how this golden couple met and fell in love.

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Semenya and Raseboya, a fellow sprinter, met in 2007 at a restroom when Caster was only 15 years old. They didn’t have the greatest introduction.

“We met in a restroom in 2007. She was a runner and was being escorted by doping officials. She thought I was a boy and said: ‘What is a boy doing in here?” Semenya told BET. In response, she told Raseboya, “I’m not a boy. You think I’m lost? You think I can just walk in here?”

The pair were friends for a while, until Caster confessed her feelings to Violet.

“We were in denial. She had a past. She had a boyfriend. [Violet] was trying to deny being in love with a woman.”

The couple eventually got together despite these difficulties, but were on and off for years until deciding in 2015 that they wanted to take things seriously. They had a traditional wedding ceremony in 2015 and a lavish white wedding in December 2017 in Pretoria.

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Fast forward thirteen years, and the pair are as close as ever.

“She is someone I can rely on. Through thick and thin,” Semenya said of her wife.

Their long-distance relationship makes things tough as times, but it’s all worth it.

“She means everything to me. She means the world and she’s the best thing that ever happened to me, because she supports me in everything I do. She’s the one who encouraged me to go to school, to train hard, to look up to my future,” she told Times Live. “It is life, man. There are some things you cannot explain. But obviously if you’ve had deep feelings for someone you’ll understand what I’m saying.”

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The pair recently announced that Violent is pregnant with their first child. Congratulations to the expecting parents!

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Almost two months after their planned wedding date, Princess Beatrice and entrepreneur Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi have tied the knot in a small, private ceremony at Windsor.

Their intimate wedding was held on Friday, July 17 at the Royal Chapel of All Saints. They had their closest family members in attendance, including her Majesty the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, and the Duke and Duchess of York.

“Working within government guidelines, the service was in keeping with the unique circumstances while enabling them to celebrate their wedding with their closest family,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement. “No hymns were sung, but a selection of music was played. The National Anthem was played but not sung.”

For her big day, the Princess wore a stunning vintage dress by Norman Hartnell and accessorised with the Queen Mary diamond fringe tiara, both belonging to Her Majesty the Queen. The tiara was worn by Queen Elizabeth on her wedding day in 1947.

She carried a bouquet of trailing jasmine, pale pink and cream sweet peas, royal porcelain ivory spray roses, pink o’hara garden roses, pink wax flower and baby pink astible. Of course, she had a sprig of myrtle in it as well to continue royal tradition.

The royal family took to social media to congratulate the newlyweds.

“Congratulations to HRH Princess Beatrice and Mr Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi! The couple were married in a small private ceremony at the Royal Chapel of All Saints at Royal Lodge, Windsor on Friday 17th July,” they wrote in an Instagram post.

The pair were originally meant to marry on May 29 at Chapel Royal in St. James’s Palace but had to cancel plans due to the growing coronavirus pandemic.

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Actress Tiffini Thiessen surprised her husband Brady Smith with an at-home recreation of their 2005 wedding day to celebrate their 15 year anniversary.

“Last night I surprised my husband with a special 15 year anniversary gift. I recreated a “at home” version of our wedding. From the table, to the flowers, to the decor and even the menu beautifully re-created by my dear friend @maili_halme who did our wedding. It was a memorable night to say the least…and I think I blew my husband’s socks off. (Brownie Points!??) ,” wrote the Saved by the Bell actress on Instagram.

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Earlier that day the actress wrote a loving message to her husband, saying, “Today @bradysmithhere and I celebrated 15 years of marriage. What an accomplishment that is. I could not feel more blessed or fortunate to be experiencing life next to you babe. Thru thick and thin… we are a team. You are my biggest cheerleader and I love you more than words can ever say. So I hope tonight my surprise showed you at least a fraction of how much I absolutely adore you. Happy 15 years baby. Here’s to 115 more! ”

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The actors married in 2005 at a private estate in Montecito, California. Thiessen wore a tulle gown by Vera Wang. Flash forward 15 years and the couple now share two children together: 10-year-old Harper and 5-year-old Holt.

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