CRICKET icon Andrew Strauss has married his partner in a stunning ceremony in South Africa.
Strauss, 48, has tied the knot with former PR executive Antonia Linnaeus-Peat.
As reported in November, the couple headed to Franschhoek, a small town famous for its wine around 50 miles east of Cape Town in South Africa, for the lavish wedding.
Taking to his Instagram page, the former England cricket star celebrated the “most special day”.
He was seen in a cream suit and white shirt alongside Antonia, who was seen in a stunning white dress for the occasion.
In a sweet message he said: “Celebrating the most special day in our favourite part of the world…
“Thank you for loving me and the boys the way you do and for showing us true happiness – I am so lucky to have found you.
“Here’s to a lifetime of beautiful memories, my girl.”
It is the second time Strauss has married in life, and comes seven years after the tragic death of his first wife Ruth, who died of a rare lung cancer just after Christmas in 2018.
Former England captain Strauss had been married to Ruth for 15 years and had two sons, 19-year-old Samuel and 17-year-old Luca, with the Australian actress.
Strauss and Antonia were first spotted together in public two years ago after leaving an exclusive restaurant in London.
But according to the Daily Mail, they were understood to have been in a relationship for several months before that.
Antonia previously worked as a PR executive but now runs her own company, Linnaeus Fine Art Advisory Limited.
She grew up in Hong Kong and attended the £40,000-a-year St Mary’s Calne school for girls.
This summer they were seen in the Royal Box at this summer’s Wimbledon Championships alongside a host of stars including Jamie Redknapp and Dame Laura Kenny.
Following the death of Ruth, Strauss set up the Ruth Strauss Foundation in 2019, which supports families facing the death of a parent from the illness and funds vital research into non-smoking lung cancers.
Strauss was knighted in September 2019 for his services to charity, sport and cricket.
In an interview with The Telegraph in 2023 he spoke candidly about how grief had affected him.
He said: “Our time is limited, and therefore I need to be more conscious about what I do and don’t do.
“This might mean experiencing things that weren’t appealing to me before, or saying no to things even though I don’t want to let people down.
“But most of all, it means keeping the people most important to me happy.”
Strauss encouraged more people to try and be open to support others who are struggling with similar circumstances.
He continued: “It’s still far too much of a taboo.
“Many people feel very uncomfortable, not knowing what to say to those who are going through it. They shudder, almost wanting to pretend that it’s not going on.
“It’s absurd, because we’re all going to be touched by death in life. Grief still feels very beneath the surface to me. And that has to change, because otherwise there will be people devoid of support or knowledge.
“You can be in your own little room grieving, without knowing where to turn.”
