Rachel Hunter and Sir Rod Stewart’s son Liam gets married in Croatia

Photographs from Sir Rod Stewart and ex-wife Rachel Hunter’s son’s lavish wedding show the Kiwi supermodel beaming as she walks her boy into the wedding venue.

Rod, 79, was joined by his current wife Penny Lancaster as they celebrated ice hockey star Liam Stewart’s marriage to Nicole Artukovich in Croatia on Friday.

Rachel, 54, was snapped wearing a teal halterneck dress and messy updo as she walked up the steps to the Church of St. Ignatius in Dubrovnik. alongside her 28-year-old son.

The church has become a tourist hot spot after the iconic Game of Thrones “walk of shame” scene was filmed there in 2015.

Penny, 53, who donned a lilac gown, shared a photo of her and her two sons Alistair and Aiden dressed for the wedding. Rod Stewart was spotted in a purple three-piece suit.

Liam welcomed his first child, Louie Mark Roderick Stewart, with his now-wife in May last year.

Liam and Nicole got engaged last July, announcing it in a joint Instagram post where they smiled as they stared into one another’s eyes. The post was captioned “Forever” accompanied by a ring emoji.

Rod and Rachel ended their marriage in 2006. They also have a daughter, Renee Stewart, 31.

Penny has revealed that she and Rachel were friends and said any heartache among the three had passed, according to the Daily Mail.

Rod has spoken about how Rachel had left him heartbroken when she ended their marriage. There was some tension between Rachel and Penny when Rod initially moved on, the Daily Mail said.

Speaking to Loose Women in 2017, Penny said: “Rachel and I, over the years, we’ve grown up and both have a lot more in common now. We sit and chat and we’ve got over that silly period 10, 15 years ago.”

Rachel and Rod met in a Los Angeles nightclub when she was 21. Opening up about her past relationship on TVNZ’s Sunday in 2015, she revealed why she and the famed singer parted ways, noting, “It was just one of those things that I just ... I wanted to find out - who was I?

“I was 21, I had two children by the time I was 23 - it was that decision that I made, I don’t know why I made it, that’s where I am today.

“It was just the way it went and do I hate hurting somebody like that? Absolutely. It was hard and ... he’s said it many times - he understands.”

This article was published by the NZ Herald and is republished here with permission.