Madonna picture gallery

Pop superstar Madonna and British film director Guy Ritchie are planning to marry in a picture postcard setting in the Scottish highlands.

BBC News Online features some enduring images on the day the announcement was made.

A photographer snaps the wedding banns

The couple's names are fourth on the list

The cathedral is expected to be the wedding venue

A view of the altar and font at Donorch Cathedral

The Madonna and child on a window at Dornoch Cathedral

The ornate staircase at historic Skibo Castle

A luxurious bedroom at Skibo Castle