J. K. Rowling married anesthesiologist Neil Murray in Aberfeldy, Scotland, in 2001.
On December 26, 2001, J.K. Rowling married her lover Dr Neil Murray in a covert Boxing Day ceremony at her new residence. The 36-year-old billionaire married Murray, 30, at Aberfeldy's £500,000 Killiechassie House in Perthshire. Only 15 family and close friends are said to have attended the wedding, which was held in complete secrecy. The bride donned a cream gown, and Jessica, her first husband's eight-year-old daughter, was one of three bridesmaids. Rowling's sister Dianne and Murray's sister Lorna were among the others.
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