The ballad of John and Yoko's burgled wedding photos
They are some of the most intimate images ever taken of John and Yoko. In one portrait, the couple are pictured at their secret wedding in Gibraltar in 1969. In another, they happily nestle together in the back of a limo following the ceremony.
Others show the newlyweds, both in white, looking relaxed on a private jet at the end of the wedding saga that would later be immortalised in hit song The Ballad Of John And Yoko.
Yet they are among the most controversial pictures, too. For as John Lennon’s widow prepares to mark the anniversary of her wedding to the late Beatle next Sunday, The Mail on Sunday can reveal these exclusive images are a source of anguish that has distressed her for decades.
As the photographer who took the pictures that day explains, they are at the heart of a long-running mystery after vanishing in an apparent burglary. And, despite the best efforts of detectives, have never been seen since. Until now – because a Mail on Sunday investigation has tracked down the negatives for the 118 missing pictures, estimated to be worth more than £100,000, and discovered they are being touted for sale, apparently by well-known Beatles biographer, although he denies it.
By: Joe Duggan
Source: Daily Mail
