Registered his civil partnership with long-term partner
Elton John at
Windsor Town Hall on December 21, 2005, the first day that civil unions between homosexuals were legal in England and Wales. The ceremony was performed by
Registrar Clair Williams, who also presided over the union between
King Charles III and
Queen Camilla. In December 2014, they upgraded their relationship to a marriage following the legalization of homosexual marriage earlier in the year.