Uncle Albert, played by the late Buster Merryfield, with Del Boy and Rodney

The wedding ceremony, which was originally scheduled to take place on Saturday, is believed to have been changed to Wednesday after a newspaper published a story about the forthcoming marriage.

David Jason, who played Del Boy, brother of 38-year-old Mr Lyndhurst's TV character Rodney, attended the ceremony along with a small group of family and friends.

The Rev David Parker, rector of St Mary's Church, in the village of Lavant in West Sussex, said the 40-minute ceremony took the form of a "traditional Church of England service".

The landlady of the local pub in the village, Janet Close, said a number of guests called into the Royal Oak to change into their suits in the toilets.

"We had quite a few people in the pub. There were quite a few guests, although no one we recognised from television," said Ms Close.