MICHAEL Schumacher’s daughter Gina has married her boyfriend at a villa in Majorca, where the F1 icon started a “new life”.
Gina tied the knot with partner Iain Bethke on the sun-soaked Spanish island at the luxury abode Schumacher’s wife Corinna is understood to have bought in 2017 from Real Madrid president Florentino Perez.
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Stricken Schumacher has reportedly spent much of his time at the £27million villa, which is believed to have been adapted allowing a team of doctors and nurses to provide round-the-clock care.
The seven-time F1 champion suffered a serious head injury after a skiing accident in December 2013 in the French Alps, and his family has kept his condition closely guarded ever since.
But in a happy development for the Schumachers, Gina – wearing a white dress with Boho-style tattoo lace – posted an adorable photo on her Instagram overnight showing her cuddling up to her new husband in a black pinstripe suit.
She wrote: “Forever yes to you, yes to forever” followed by a heart emoji.
Wellwisher Stephen Moore Walker responded by writing: “Congratulations Gina you look gorgeous, your great dad will be so proud of you.”
Saffy Korpela added: “You two are beautiful. So much love and best wishes for a magical ride together.”
The wedding ceremony at the villa in Port d’Andratx lasted around half an hour, according to respected Majorcan daily Ultima Hora.
It’s said to have been followed by a banquet and party, including a performance by a country music band.
Guests are believed to have included Michael’s brother Ralf and his partner Etienne Bosquet-Cassagne, who also attended a pre-party at upmarket Mhares Sea Club south of island capital Palma on Friday afternoon.
Ultima Hora made no references to Michael’s attendance at either event.
It was reported at the start of the year Gina, 27, and her 28-year-old boyfriend would get married during the summer at Villa Yasmin.
A wedding planner from northern Germany had been hired to put the “finishing touches” on the celebration, German and Majorcan reports said.
Horse enthusiasts Gina and Iain went official with their relationship nearly seven years ago.
The reports about the wedding in January did not specify whether Michael, who turned 55 on January 3 days after the tenth anniversary of his tragic ski accident, would attend.
In September 2020 it was claimed Schumacher was spending time at the villa in Majorca.
Spanish press said he had been moved to the exclusive property on the upmarket estate of Las Brisas near Andratx in the south-west of Majorca from his Swiss home.
Papers including respected Majorcan daily Diario de Mallorca and Catalan daily La Vanguardia published their reports after ex-Formula 1 team boss and former QPR co-owner Flavio Briatore’s ex-wife Elisabetta Gregoraci claimed: “Michael doesn’t speak, he communicates with his eyes.
“Only three people can visit him and I know who they are.”
Speaking on the Italian version of Big Brother the brunette added, in comments echoed by Spanish press: “They moved to Spain and his wife has set up a hospital in that house.”
German tabloid Bild first linked the F1 legend to Florentino Perez’s Majorca mansion in July 2018, saying Corinna had purchased it for £27million so she could spend holidays there with her children and friends.
The house was bought by building magnate Perez in 2005 but he put it up for sale in 2017 after the death of his wife Mari Angeles Sandoval.
The villa is part of a 15,000 square metre estate which boasts two swimming pools, a helipad, a gym and a huge palm-tree-fringed garden.
He was relocated to the family home on the shores of Lake Geneva in September 2014.
SCHUMACHER URGED TO ‘KEEP FIGHTING’
Updates on his health have been few and far between.
Gina and her brother Mick wished their dad happy birthday this week with touching messages as he turned 55.
Gina wrote on Instagram: “Happy Birthday Papa! throwback to one of many of our adventures.”
The post was accompanied by an image of her and her brother as children with the Formula One legend.
Mick, now 25, wrote: ‘Happy birthday to the best Dad ever. Love you!’
The message showed a photo of them both wearing helmets, with a young Mick smiling and holding his thumb up as Michael looked lovingly towards him.
Schumacher’s ex-Formula One team Mercedes also posted a birthday message urging him to ‘keep fighting’.
Michael’s younger brother Ralf, who was also a F1 driver, told German newspaper Bild at the end of last year: “Nothing is like before.”
He added: “I miss my Michael from back then. Life is sometimes unfair. Michael had been lucky many times in his life, but then the tragic accident happened.
“Fortunately, modern medicine has made it possible to do some things.”
His wife Corinna offered a rare insight on her husband’s state in a Netflix documentary in 2021.
She admitted: “I miss Michael every day.
“But it is not just me who misses him. It’s the children, the family, his father, everyone around him. I mean, everybody misses Michael, but Michael is here.
“Different, but he’s here, and that gives us strength. We’re together. We live together at home.”
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