Venice locals plan protest against lavish wedding of Jeff Bezos in World Heritage city
Stars including Leonardo DiCaprio, Kim Kardashian and Katy Perry on Amazon boss's guestlist
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When Jeff Bezos and his bride-to-be cruise into Venice's lagoon on their $500m (€438m), 410ft-long superyacht this month, it will not just be gondolas, Gothic palazzi and bell towers that will greet them.
Activists will stage noisy protests against the star-studded wedding of the billionaire Amazon founder and Lauren Sanchez, a former television journalist, arguing it will transform the World Heritage city into 'a playground for billionaires'.
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