Alan Rickman & wife Rima Horton
ALAN Rickman revealed hemarried his partner of 50 years Rima Horton shortly before his death.
It was announced today that the Harry Potter actor has tragically lost his battle with cancer.
Alan Rickman and long-term partner Rima Horton [Getty]
A family statement read: "The actor and director Alan Rickman has died from cancer at the age of 69. He was surrounded by family and friends."
The much-loved actor revealed he"d wed his long-term partner in a secret private ceremony last year, 50 years after they first started dating.
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In an interview with Bild, last year, the Snape actor said: "We are married. Just recently. It was great, because no one was there. After the wedding in New York we walked across the Brooklyn Bridge and ate lunch."
He jokinglytold the mag he bought his wife a $200 dollar ring "that she never wears."
The couple were last pictured in August at Goodwood Festival [Getty]
The couple met in 1965 when Rickman was 19 and Rima was 18.
They lived together from 1977 until his untimely death.
Rima served as a Labour Party councillor from 1986-2006 and worked as an economics lecturer at Kingston University.
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