Template:23 April

23rd April 1999: A momentous day for Roy Cropper and Hayley Patterson as they prepared to marry, but trouble was afoot from the off as Les Battersby sunk to a new low by tipping off some reporters that "two blokes" were marrying, inadvertently revealing the location of the wedding. The press wasted no time in hunting down the wedding party, but fortunately Emily Bishop caught on in time to stop Hayley from arriving at the church, leaving a hapless Spider Nugent and the minister Jessica Lundy to bluff the reporters. As the wedding party congregated at Roy's Rolls, Hayley admonished herself for ever expecting a happy ending. However, there was no reason they had to marry in a church, so Roy gathered everyone in the cafe and the ceremony went ahead there, with Hayley's Great Uncle Bert giving her away. Hayley then changed her surname to Cropper although due to UK law their union was not legally recognised.
 * For more information see Episode 4599 (23rd April 1999).