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Jacinda Ardern's wedding prep has officially kicked off in a predictably Covid-safe manner.
The former New Zealand prime minister spent Friday morning primping and preening ahead of her long-awaited wedding to TV fisherman fiancé Clarke Gayford at Craggy Range Winery tomorrow.
Jacinda, 43, was joined by her mother Laurrell Ardern and friends at Sen Nails & Beauty in the heart of Havelock North, in Hawke’s Bay on the east coast of New Zealand’s North Island.
She did her best to disguise herself during her manicure – wearing a straw hat and a surgical facemask.
Jacinda Ardern (pictured) spent Friday morning primping and preening ahead of her long-awaited wedding to TV fisherman fiance Clarke Gayford at Craggy Range Winery (pictured below) tomorrow
Jacinda Ardern and fiancé, the high-profile Kiwi TV fisherman Clarke Gayford, are due to tie the knot this Saturday
'Jacinda and her mother were the only two people in the whole salon wearing masks,' a witness who spotted the pair said.
'Clearly the pandemic isn't over for the Queen of lockdowns.'
Dressed in a casual black flowy dress, Ardern was later spied being escorted to a back exit of the salon before making a mad dash to an awaiting vehicle.
On Wednesday, Ardern reportedly held her hen do with a dozen girlfriends at the nearby Hastings Distillers, a boutique bar known for its 'organic artisan spirits and liqueurs'.
The former New Zealand Prime Minister did her best to disguise herself during her manicure – wearing a straw hat and a surgical facemask (her mother Laurell is pictured right)
The stunning $25,000-per-night grounds of Craggy Range Winery where the former New Zealand prime minister will wed fiance Clarke Gayford on Saturday
The former Labour Party leader is set to tie the knot at the $25,000-a-night venue on Saturday.
She was forced to postpone her wedding in 2022 because her government put in place Covid-19 restrictions which reduced gathering sizes to 100.
In a bizarre twist, Ardern's longtime friend and fellow Labour Party MP Kieran McAnulty has also set this weekend aside to marry his fiancée Gia Garrick, former press secretary to prime ministers Ardern and Chris Hipkins.
According to a source, despite Mr McAnulty securing his wedding months date months in advance, many mutual friends have since accepted invites to Ardern and Mr Clarke's big day.
Mr McAnulty and Ms Garrick will say I do at Orua Sea Grotto overlooking Hot Water Beach in The Coromandel on Saturday.
Ardern, 42, has long been a fan of the Craggy Range Winery.
In 2020 she was pictured alongside the team of Michelin star chefs at the winery's two-hatted restaurant.
'Honoured to have had Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern dine with us last night,' the venue said in a photo caption.
'Thank you for coming and supporting Hawke's Bay!'
The globally renowned winery sits
