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19th June 2014 Sofia, Bulgaria

Two Days Before Sofia Pride

by British Embassy Sofia

A couple of days before Sofia Pride 2014, we share a couple of photos of the first UK civil partnership ceremony that was conducted at the British Ambassador’s Residence in Sofia in 2007. The special permission for the ceremony was given from the UK under the strict understanding that the partnership would be recognised in the UK and not in Bulgaria.

One of the partners in the couple is a British national.

Richard Shakelton

Ceremony at the Residence with the Ambassador