Sir Alan Bates married Suzanne Sercombe on Necker Island, officiated by Sir Richard Branson.

Sir Alan Bates, a prominent campaigner known for exposing injustices in the Horizon IT scandal, married his partner Suzanne Sercombe on Sir Richard Branson's Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands. The wedding, a surprise for Suzanne, was officiated by Branson after Bates expressed a desire for a holiday in an interview. Bates gained fame from the ITV drama "Mr. Bates Vs. The Post Office," which depicted the wrongful prosecution of over 700 subpostmasters. The Post Office Inquiry resumes on September 23.