The abbot of one of Venice’s most famous churches has joined the protest against Jeff Bezos’s star-studded wedding in the city next week, telling the Amazon tycoon he would be better off marrying in a Beverly Hills mansion.
Stefano Visintin is the latest local resident to complain about the planned three-day party for 200 guests, said to include Kim Kardashian, Donald Trump Jr and Ivanka Trump.
One venue said to be hired out by Bezos is San Giorgio Maggiore, the tiny island facing St Mark’s Square where the world’s third richest man and his bride, Lauren Sánchez, are expected to hold a concert at an open-air amphitheatre with lagoon views.
The island of San Giorgio Maggiore, where Stefano Visintin, below, wonders whether “maybe Bezos could have picked a more isolated and controllable venue”
However, the island is also home to a 16th-century church designed by Andrea Palladio and presided over by Visintin, who told The Times he was concerned noisy protesters on boats would try to halt guests arriving.
