Alongside them sits the engagement ring, which is anything but. Estimates of its size and value have ranged wildly since she revealed it a year ago, from 15 to 35 carats and from around £1.5 million to $5 million.

The contrast between the two is the whole look in miniature.

The children

The press statement confirmed the ceremony as a private and intimate moment attended by their five children: Cristiano Jr, 16, twins Eva Maria and Mateo, nine, Alana Martina, eight, and Bella Esmeralda, four.

No further detail has been released about what role, if any, they played in the ceremony itself. What is confirmed is that the guest list was essentially them.

The day looked entirely ordinary until it did not

Here is the detail that makes the whole thing better.

Roughly four hours before posting the wedding photograph, Georgina published a campaign on Instagram for the jewellery house Chopard. Before that, she had posted content for her own clothing label, Mimoa, boarding Ronaldo's private jet.

Meanwhile, on the wrong island

The best story of the week belongs to a Madeiran couple nobody has named.

Rumours had circulated for months that the wedding would take place at Funchal Cathedral in Ronaldo's birthplace. On the day fans expected it, more than 2,000 people gathered outside the 500-year-old cathedral.

Inside, an ordinary local couple were getting married, entirely unaware of what was waiting for them.

Ronaldo and Rodríguez were nowhere near Madeira.

What we still do not know

Almost everything else. The venue in Cascais has not been named, the dress designer has not been confirmed, and there are no images beyond the ring shot.

Portuguese reporting suggests the civil ceremony may not be the end of it, and that a larger celebration could follow.

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