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Dua Lipa's Palermo Wedding Triggers Protests, Squares Closed

6/6/2026

Summary

Story summary

The three-day wedding for Dua Lipa and Callum Turner in Palermo has sparked protests and closed major public squares.
Organizers paid the Palermo council €13,000 to rent Piazza Croce dei Vespri for the events.
Police erected steel barricades around several squares, restricting traffic and public access during the festivities.
Celebrity guests such as Donatella Versace, Charli XCX, Joe Alwyn, Mark Ronson and Troye Sivan attended the $1.73 million celebration.

History

Historical Context

The 29 April 2011 wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton cost about £32 million, with security expenses of £2-4 million funded by the Treasury and extensive police deployment. That precedent of taxpayer-financed security for high-profile nuptials informs today’s three-day Palermo celebration for Dua Lipa and Callum Turner, for which the municipal council allocated €13 000 for venue rental amid police-set barricades.

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Story summary

The three-day wedding for Dua Lipa and Callum Turner in Palermo has sparked protests and closed major public squares.
Organizers paid the Palermo council €13,000 to rent Piazza Croce dei Vespri for the events.
Police erected steel barricades around several squares, restricting traffic and public access during the festivities.
Celebrity guests such as Donatella Versace, Charli XCX, Joe Alwyn, Mark Ronson and Troye Sivan attended the $1.73 million celebration.

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