Sicily locals protest Dua Lipa and Callum Turner’s wedding as Italian city is shut down for three-day affair

Locals successful Sicily, Italy, are protesting Dua Lipa and Callum Turner’s three-day wedding that has unopen down nan city.

Photos obtained by nan Daily Mail show dense constabulary beingness extracurricular of Palazzo Valguarnera-Gangi in Palermo, wherever nan mates — who tied nan knot successful a mini London ceremony past play — is expected to big a lavish cocktail reception connected Friday.

Authorities person reportedly thrown up rings of alloy astir aggregate municipality squares, including Piazza Sant’Anna and Piazza Croce dei Vespri, that are closed to nan nationalist for nan afloat wedding weekend.

In addition, roads person been unopen down, no-drone alert zones person been enforced and residents person been made to motion non-disclosure agreements, according to The Sun.

In response, nan angry locals person plastered dozens of posters, written successful some English and Italian, each complete nan municipality squares to protestation nan couple’s nuptials.

“Palermo is not for rent,” immoderate of nan posters read.

Others say, “Our quadrate is not your surviving room,” and “Palermo is not for nan rich.”

After wedding organizers reportedly ripped nan banners down, protestors deed backmost Friday greeting by penning nan aforesaid phrases pinch graffiti connected nan walls.

Local Concetta Chillemi, who owns a shop successful Palermo, told nan Guardian that nan metropolis feels for illustration “a taxable park” because of nan wedding festivities.

Another female named Clarissa, who owns a barroom adjacent Chillemi’s shop, said nan nuptials person “brought a batch of problems” to nan city’s residents.

“For example, for 3 days we’ve been forced to parkland miles distant and locomotion to work,” Clarissa told nan outlet. “It’s not correct to artifact nan metropolis – I could understand if it was for nan pope, but not for a singer.”

The three-day wedding reportedly costs $1.73 cardinal (£1.3 million), per nan Sun.

Page Six has reached retired to reps for Lipa and Turner for comment.

As Page Six antecedently reported, Lipa, 30, and Turner, 36, are having their main wedding ceremonial astatine Villa Valguarnera astatine Bagheria, Sicily, adjacent Palermo, connected Saturday.

“It’s going to beryllium a huge, ultra-luxurious affair,” an insider told us. “They booked retired a edifice truthful each their guests tin enactment together, observe privately and conscionable bask nan weekend.”

We were besides told Elton John’s sanction has been discussed as a imaginable performer.

Lipa and Turner were seen retired and astir successful Palermo connected Thursday up of their wedding weekend.

The “Levitating” vocalist wore a achromatic button-down shirt, striped cloth tied astir her waist and a backwards shot cap, while nan “Eternity” character walked by her broadside successful a brownish collared garment and achromatic shorts.

The mates officially became hubby and woman successful an friendly ceremony held past Sunday day astatine nan Old Marylebone Town Hall successful London.

Lipa wore civilization Schiaparelli haute couture, while Turner looked dapper successful a navy Ferragamo suit. The 2 were surrounded by loved ones, who threw confetti arsenic nan newlyweds walked retired of nan venue.

Lipa and Turner sparked romance rumors successful early 2024 and went nationalist astatine an Apple TV+ after-party that January. 

The Grammy Award victor confirmed her engagement to Turner successful June 2025 during a screen question and reply with British Vogue aft months of speculation.

“Yeah, we’re engaged,” she told nan magazine. “It’s very exciting.”