Guiseley man Norman Threapleton told the 'Wharfedale' this week of his delight at attending the wedding of his grandson and Titanic film star Kate Winslet.

Mr Threapleton, 80, of Thorpe Lane, and his wife, Jean, travelled to Reading to see grandson Jim Threapleton wed Kate in a ceremony for friends and family and a reception with more acquaintances from the film world.

And despite the fact that Jim and Kate both work in a glitzy profession, Jim's grandparents were impressed with the down-to-earth nature and sincerity of the marriage.

Mr Threapleton said: "It was just a normal ceremony and was a white wedding. It was a bit low-key for the figure that she is and my grandson is.

"It was quite a nice day and the reception was held some distance away. The church was in Reading that Kate had attended as a girl, which was All Saints Church in Reading.

"The ceremony was about 35 minutes and was just a normal marriage ceremony.

"The people there were mainly confined to the immediate family but there were people invited to the reception which included quite a contingent from the film world.

"They had marquees erected to accommodate the number of people who were at the reception."

Jim Threapleton, an assistant producer, met up with Kate while they were both working on the film, Hideous Kinky, which has just been released.

Jim's grandfather said of his grandson's wife: "We are very much impressed that she is very down to earth. She didn't want all the trimmings and goings-on and planned it as secretly as possible.

"What she wanted was what she got in the end. It was a very low-key and very sincere kind of marriage and we are all very pleased about it."

And might the couple be visiting Guiseley in the near future?

Mr Threapleton said: "We would hope so, but they are a bit diverse with the nature of their work at the moment.

"We are hoping they will be able to spend time together, otherwise we have to just hope they will have time to come and see us - but we can't make any promises."

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