When James Richards decided to ask his partner of 13 years to marry him, he wanted it to be an extra special occasion. So the romantic 35-year-old, from Swansea, South Wales, decided to aim high - and attempted to enlist the help of his favourite pop star. James wrote to Paloma Faith, contacting her through her Facebook page, to ask if she would lend a hand popping the question to his other half Chris Howells. Chris (right) was on a train home when he received the message, he says he was overwhelmed but immediately said yes to partner James (left)
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James Richards enlisted the help of Paloma Faith to propose to his partner
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Paloma responded to his Facebook plea by recording a 30-second clip
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Chris Howells watched the video and immediately said yes
@placeholder points out that the couple have been together for 13 years and it is about time that they get married