Elton John's Big Day

Pop star Elton John, right, and his longtime partner, filmmaker David Furnish, flash grins at the crowd after their civil ceremony at the Guildhall in the town of Windsor, England, Wednesday Dec. 21, 2005. John and Furnish were the most prominent of hundreds of same-sex couples expected to form civil partnerships in England and Wales Wednesday, the first day that such ceremonies became possible.

The Guildhall, at center, in Windsor, England, is surrounded by media, police and public ahead of the arrival of pop star Elton John and his longtime partner David Furnish, who were to be united there in a civil union ceremony, Wednesday Dec. 21, 2005. Britain's Prince Charles married the Dutchess of Cornwall here in April.

Pop star Elton John, left, follows his longtime partner David Furnish through a crowd of photographers as they arrive for a civil ceremony at the Guildhall in the town of Windsor, England, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005.

Sir Elton John waits for the start of a ceremony at the Guildhall in Windsor, England, Wednesday Dec. 21, 2005, in which he will join in a civil union with longtime partner David Furnish.

A crowd of media, police and public gather near the Guildhall in Windsor, England, ahead of the arrival of pop star Elton John and his longtime partner David Furnish, who were to take part in a civil union ceremony Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005.

Fans hold placards picturing Elton John, right, and his longtime partner David Furnish, left, outside the Guildhall, Windsor, England, where the couple were having their civil partnership ceremony.

Jubilant celebrity couple Sir Elton John and David Furnish leave the Guildhall, Windsor, following their civil partnership ceremony on Dec. 21, 2005.

Filmmaker David Furnish and rock star Elton John wave to the crowd outside Windsor's Guildhall in England, Wednesday Dec. 21, 2005. The two were joined in a civil union there on the first date on which it was legally possible.

Rock star Elton John blows a kiss as he and longtime partner David Furnish greet the public after their civil partnership ceremony at the Guildhall, Windsor, England Wednesday Dec. 21, 2005.

Filmmaker David Furnish and rock star Elton John pose for photos outside Windsor's Guildhall, England, Wednesday Dec. 21, 2005, where they were joined in a civil union.

Photographers point their lenses at the car carrying Elton John and his longtime partner David Furnish after they concluded their civil ceremony at the Guildhall in the town of Windsor, England, Wednesday Dec. 21, 2005. John and Furnish are the most prominent of hundreds of same-sex couples planning to form civil partnerships in England and Wales on Wednesday, the first day that such ceremonies became possible.

Elton John, right, and his longtime partner David Furnish, wave to the public after their civil partnership ceremony at the Guildhall, Windsor, England, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005.

David Furnish gives a thumbs-up sign as he and Sir Elton John, his longtime partner, greet the crowd after a civil ceremony at the Guildhall in the town of Windsor, England, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005.

Elton John, right, and his longtime partner David Furnish accept a wedding cake from a representative of an ice-cream company after the two had a civil ceremony at the Guildhall in the town of Windsor, England, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005.

Elton John , right, and his longtime partner David Furnish leave the Guildhall after their civil ceremony in the town of Windsor, England, Wednesday Dec. 21, 2005.

Pop star Elton John, right, and his partner David Furnish wave to the media and public after their civil ceremony at the Guildhall in the town of Windsor, England, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005.

A fan's poster across the street from the Guildhall in Windsor, England, mocks Queen Elizabeth II's likely reaction to the civil ceremony Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005, uniting pop star Elton John and his longtime partner David Furnish. The Guildhall is just outside Windsor Castle, centuries-old seat of British royalty.

Pop star Elton John waves after he and his partner David Furnish were united in a civil ceremony at the Guildhall in the town of Windsor, England, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005.

A statue of Queen Victoria looms outside the walls of Windsor Castle as a car carrying pop star Elton John and his partner David Furnish leaves the Guildhall after their civil ceremony Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005.

Fans and police surround their car as pop star Elton John and filmmaker David Furnish are driven away after their civil ceremony at the Guildhall in the town of Windsor, England, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005.