The Amazon founder and Lauren Sánchez are due to tie the knot next week - as activists say Venice is being turned into an "asset" for the rich and famous.

Protests are planned as the tourism-battered canal city gears up for the wedding of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez, but many in Venice say the billionaire’s nuptials should be welcomed.

Love is in the air! Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is marrying Lauren S nchez, a former TV journalist whom he got engaged to in 2023 and sent to space on his Blue Origin rocket for a brief moment, too. S nchez and Bezos are planning an extravagant three-day wedding celebration from June 24 to 26,