He is 91, she is 42 years old: building contractor Richard Lugner has married his fiancée Simone Reiländer in Vienna. It is his sixth marriage. The couple has no time for a honeymoon.
The Austrian building contractor Richard Lugner has married for the sixth time. He and his bride Simone Reiländer said “I do” in Vienna’s town hall on Saturday. The 91-year-old, known for his own production with a celebrity companion at the Vienna Opera Ball, had previously provided all interested media with all the details and was heard in interviews on a continuous loop almost up until the wedding. His wife was also in the spotlight: With cameras in the hotel room, she had her make-up and hair done and showed off her long white wedding dress – including the name of the shop where she had bought it.
For Richard Lugner it will be his last marriage
Lugner and Reiländer, who is 49 years younger, sat hand in hand in front of the registrar at around 2 p.m. A few dozen friends and many photographers were there. Reiländer wiped tears from her face, moved. The bride was getting married for the first time. After saying “I do” and exchanging rings, there was the usual kiss. “We are chained to each other,” said Lugner. Lugner had said beforehand that he just doesn’t like being alone, which is why he is getting married again. He has four children from previous relationships. The eldest son could be the father of his new bride. He was born in 1963. “It will be the last marriage,” said Lugner before the ceremony.
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Reiländer works as deputy branch manager in a hardware store. That’s why there is no honeymoon, as Lugner said, because she has to be back in the store on Tuesday. But she has quit her job. He says he wants to promote Reiländer to a high-ranking position in his company in the summer. Lugner runs a shopping center in Vienna, among other things.
The entrepreneur raves about his new wife. “She is, as her nickname suggests, very hardworking,” he says of Reiländer, whom he likes to call “Little Bee.” Like all of his partners, the 42-year-old was given an animal nickname – which she doesn’t like, however. He wants to respect that, said Lugner.
In one of the countless interviews he was asked whether he was happy now. “Happiness is something exuberant,” he replied. “For me, contentment is the more normal thing. I have been content all my life.” And then this: “I don’t regret anything. I put everything that is negative aside.”
Source: Stern
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