Take That's Howard gets married in private ceremony

Howard Donald and his now wife Katie Halil pictured together in 2011. Credit: Eamonn and James Clarke/EMPICS Entertainment

Take That star Howard Donald has married his girlfriend in a "very private" ceremony , a spokesman for the band has confirmed.

The 46-year-old and illustrator Katie Halil tied the knot on Friday in the grounds of a country house in Oxfordshire.

His remaining two bandmates, Gary Barlow and Mark Owen, are already married, while former member Jason Orange - who left the group last year - is thought to have been among the guests.

Howard Donald and his now wife Katie Halil pictured together in 2011. Credit: Eamonn and James Clarke/EMPICS Entertainment

Halil, a graphic art and design graduate, has produced artwork for Owen's solo releases and animated Barlow's video for the single Since I Saw You Last.