The French authorities said a 39-year-old had attempted to conduct the ceremony with a minor on Saturday. The British police say he is a convicted sex offender.

The man said he had been paid €12,000 to play the role and that he only realised at the last minute that the "bride" was a child, according to a statement by Meaux prosecutor Je

More than 300 guests including children were recruited to be wedding guests for the ceremony in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle in Disneyland Paris, before staff realised the would-be bride was a chil