British notorious prisoner, Charles Bronsonsoap weds soap opera actress in grand style (Details, pics)

A soap actress who wed Britain's most notorious prisoner arrived at his jail today hidden under a blanket and left the ceremony in the same manner.

Paula Williamson was smuggled into HMP Wakefield under the purple covering by family and friends before marrying Charles Bronson.

After tying the knot she left under the same covers as she made her way to the reception without her new husband.

At the start of the day she was bundled into the back of a silver-blue Mercedes and driven over to the prison by official Charles Bronson lookalike, Timothy Crowley, for her wedding ceremony.

A mobility scooter driven by a woman dressed in a cream, pinstripe suit, led the wedding car procession. Just five people witnessed Bronson saying 'I do' in a behind closed doors ceremony at the West Yorkshire prison which began at 2pm.A black Saab convertible car with the words 'free Charles Bronson' emblazoned on the side was also parked outside.

The ceremony lasted around two-and-a-half hours and the party is continuing at the York House Hotel nearby with friends and family.

According to Bronson's 'official lookalike' Timothy Crowley, who accompanied Ms Williamson to the wedding, the actress 'lives and breaths' for the prisoner. Paula 'lives and breaths' prison hardman Bronson, according to his 'official lookalike'.

He has been corresponding with the prison hardman for four years and was due to attend the ceremony at HMP Wakefield today but said prison staff reneged at the last minute saying they didn't receive the appropriate paperwork on time.

Mr Crowley, 49, says he was on a visit with the couple six weeks ago and he is under 'no illusions' that Bronson and Paula are madly in love. He said: 'I'm in constant contact with Paula, she is a very nice girl and she has had a lot of cyberbullying and trolls saying she is in it for this, that and the other which to be fair is very uncalled for.

However, Mr Crowley believes the prison decided against allowing him to attend because they don't want the 'publicity of milking Charlie'.

'I was in a visit with the two of them and you can quite see what she feels for Charlie and the connection is there.'

She works tirelessly on this case doing what she can to help him in any way, shape or form.'[Are they in love?] I'm under no illusion to think anything different to be fair. She lives and breaths him and vice versa.'

The three of us, when we sat in a room we have all been in dark places, I think that's why we have a connection.

'I was due to be in there. Whether they don't want the publicity of milking Charlie or putting him in a good light on the outside.'

They seem to think the paperwork didn't go through in time, apparently they received it on short notice I'm told but we think there is an ulterior motive.'

He [Charlie] has told me different things about what is going to happen in the wedding and his words to me some time back, my job for Charlie is to portray him as a good guy on the outside. Timothy says he was introduced to the notorious prisoner through Paula, who spotted pictures of him dressed up like Bronson on Facebook.

Mr Crowley said: 'I was doing this [being a looklike] for a good cause. It's through default, I never went out there to be a Charles Bronson lookalike I purely did it for a good cause.

He said the real Bronson has asked him to carry on being his lookalike to portray him as a 'good guy' on the outside.

'I grew it [the mustache], it was due to come off and then the photo was put on Facebook and his fiance approached me and said I looked like Charlie, it just sprang from there really.

'I didn't want to send the photos into him because he might have thought I was just taking the mickey. He loves the photos and we are in pretty much constant contact.

'People still see him as this villain but I truly believe he has served his time now and he deserves a break.