Sandra Redknapp has recalled the moment her son Jamie phoned her up to tell her he was getting married in a week to Eternals singer Louise.
It was 1998 and the mother-of-two, 75, was in France with husband Harry, also 75, watching the World Cup when the phone rang.
In her joint memoir with Harry, When Harry Met Sandra, the former hairdresser recalled how Jamie, 49, announced he was going to tie the knot in Bermuda - with the date set three days after his proposal to Louise, 47.
The couple had met through mutual friend Robbie Williams as Louise was supporting Take That on tour.
Robbie has a closed friendship with Jamie, moving in with the former footballer after he quit the band in 1995.
Sandra recalled: "Mum, it’s Jamie, we’ve got something to tell you.' He paused, but I could hear the excitement in his voice and giggling in the background. 'Louise and I are getting married!'
'Bermuda! Married! Harry, we've got to get a flight back home!' I said.
"Three days after Jamie popped the question, he married Louise in a beautiful ceremony on board an 80-foot white yacht called Lady Erica on June 29 – the day before mine and Harry’s 31st wedding anniversary."
Louise arrived on a horse-drawn carriage with her mother Lynne, wearing a 'stunning' white chiffon bridal dress.
Sandra and Harry managed to get to the remote island, alongside their other son Mark who acted as Jamie's best man and his Liverpool teammate Phil Baab.
Sandra wrote: "I know Harry was sad that his own parents couldn’t make it as they didn't want to fly.
"They had a lovely reception at the Marriott Castle Harbour Hotel, which overlooked the harbour. It really was a beautiful evening."
The couple went on to have two sons Charlie, 18, and Beau, 13, with Louise giving up her singing career to focus on being a mum.
Sandra said she and Harry actively encouraged the Eternals songstress to take part in Strictly back in 2016, as she hadn't put herself first in years.
Louise was partnered with Kevin Clifton, and Jamie's parents say they were happy as he had "a good track record as a professional and a great dancer".
The pair reached the final in the series and a year later in August Louise was back in the recording studio as she reintroduced herself to music scene after a 13-year hiatus.
A month later Louise and Jamie announced they had separated, with their divorce finalised in 2018.
Sandra said: "Sadly, they divorced in 2018 but sometimes that’s just what happens. All you can wish for is that your children are happy and we will be forever grateful to them both for our beautiful grandsons."
Jamie went on to find love with Swedish model Frida Andersson, with the couple tying the knot in an intimate ceremony at Chelsea Old Town Hall last year.
They welcomed son Raphael together last November.
When Harry Met Sandra is out on Thursday (September 29), £20, published by Mirror Books
