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| Ex-EastEnders star Wendy Richard is due to marry her partner later before starting treatment for terminal cancer. | Ex-EastEnders star Wendy Richard is due to marry her partner later before starting treatment for terminal cancer. |
| The 65-year-old actress and John Burns will wed in a private ceremony with family and friends at a London hotel. | The 65-year-old actress and John Burns will wed in a private ceremony with family and friends at a London hotel. |
| Former co-stars including Barbara Windsor and Natalie Cassidy, who played Pauline Fowler's daughter-in-law Sonia, are also expected to attend. | Former co-stars including Barbara Windsor and Natalie Cassidy, who played Pauline Fowler's daughter-in-law Sonia, are also expected to attend. |
| Richard recently revealed that she was suffering from an aggressive form of cancer and had planned her funeral. | Richard recently revealed that she was suffering from an aggressive form of cancer and had planned her funeral. |
| Pain-free day | Pain-free day |
| The actress's dog Lily - which is related to the Cairn terrier who was her on-screen dog Betty in EastEnders - will be a special guest at the ceremony. | The actress's dog Lily - which is related to the Cairn terrier who was her on-screen dog Betty in EastEnders - will be a special guest at the ceremony. |
| Richard said the move to bring forward the wedding meant there was little time to order a cake, flowers and outfits for their big day.Wendy Richard (right) has been with John Burns (left) for 13 years | |
| She said: "We were going to get married anyway but when we got the diagnosis we decided to push ahead and get married now. There was no rush before." | She said: "We were going to get married anyway but when we got the diagnosis we decided to push ahead and get married now. There was no rush before." |
| The star, who was in EastEnders for more than 21 years, said recently that she wanted to enjoy a pain-free day and have a laugh. | The star, who was in EastEnders for more than 21 years, said recently that she wanted to enjoy a pain-free day and have a laugh. |
| The couple's honeymoon in the US has been postponed until Richard completes her course of chemotherapy, which is due to start on Monday. | The couple's honeymoon in the US has been postponed until Richard completes her course of chemotherapy, which is due to start on Monday. |
| Richard and her partner, who is 20 years younger than her, have been together for 13 years. | Richard and her partner, who is 20 years younger than her, have been together for 13 years. |
| The actress, who also appeared in sitcom Are You Being Served?, has been divorced on three previous occasions. | The actress, who also appeared in sitcom Are You Being Served?, has been divorced on three previous occasions. |
| Richard has fought off breast cancer twice, but in January was told the disease had spread to her right kidney and bones. | Richard has fought off breast cancer twice, but in January was told the disease had spread to her right kidney and bones. |