Few brides would want to share their wedding day spotlight. But what if Beyoncé turned up out of the blue?

Apparently, stranger things have happened...

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During their recent downtime in Portofino, Bey and Jay-Z happened upon a church and, sticking their heads round the door, discovered a wedding was in progress.

So they decided to crash it.

Fortunately, the bride - who looked beautiful in a floral headdress and plunging lace dress - took it all in her stride opted to pose for pictures with her A-list interloper, rather than throwing a bridezilla tantrum.

Here's hoping that the Carters at least got in a round before heading back to their yacht...

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