A lesbian couple who married legally in Canada have failed in their High Court bid to have their union given full legal status in the UK.

Celia Kitzinger and Sue Wilkinson, of North Yorkshire, were married in Vancouver in 2003.

The pair said the UK’s failure to recognise the legality of their vows was a breach of their human rights.

A judge ruled that their union could be recognised as a civil partnership, but not marriage.

President of the High Court Family Division, Sir Mark Potter, said the civil partnership would give the couple the same rights as they would enjoy in marriage.

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