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The world鈥檚 first lesbian couple to get married

In 2001, the Netherlands was the first country in the world to legalise gay marriage. A collective wedding at midnight televised the first unions.

On 1 April 2001, the Netherlands became the first country in the world to legalise gay marriage.

Four couples were chosen to take part in a collective wedding at midnight which was broadcast on TV.

H茅l猫ne Faasen and Anne-Marie Thus tell Dan Hardoon about the wedding they thought they'd never have.

(Photo: The four happy couples cut the cake. Credit: Marcel Antonisse/ANP/AFP/Getty Images)

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