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Madonna to get toilet roll wedding gift

LONDON, England -- The minister who will marry millionaire pop star Madonna and British film director Guy Ritchie on Friday hopes their marriage will be like a roll of toilet paper -- long and strong.

The Rev Susan Brown presents all couples that she marries, including celebrities, with a pair of toilet rolls as a symbolic gift.

"It's long and strong which is what I hope their marriage will be," she said.

The unusual gift would be presented at a champagne reception in Skibo Castle, Scotland, where the pair will be staying.

"Just the other day I was talking to the mother of a bride I married some time ago and she told me her daughter still has her toilet rolls," Brown added.

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Madonna, 42, and her 32-year-old fiance will wed in Dornoch's 13th Century Cathedral.

Meanwhile, the British media is reporting that Madonna has started shooting lessons.

"She's learning to shoot clay pigeons. She's very well co-ordinated and will be a very accomplished shot," her instructor told the News of the World newspaper.

"Her lessons consist of the safety aspect, gun handling and the correct stance. It's the same for every pupil, famous or not," he said. "But she's very nice."

Dressed in a flat cap, a jerkin with leather shoulder-pads and a pair of rubber boots, Madonna was pictured looked ready to join the hunting, shooting and fishing set in her adopted Britain.

Reuters contributed to this report.



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