Former England cricket captain Andrew Strauss is set to marry his partner Antonia Linnaeus-Peat in South Africa next month, seven years after the death of his first wife Ruth from lung cancer. The wedding is scheduled for December 17, meaning Strauss will miss the upcoming Ashes series in Australia.
Strauss, 48, revealed on the Sky Sports Cricket Podcast that the ceremony will be an intimate affair with only family invited. Linnaeus-Peat, 30, is a company director of Linnaeus Fine Art Advisory Limited and previously worked as a PR executive. The couple made their first public appearance two years ago.
Strauss's first wife Ruth died in December 2018 at the age of 46 after battling a form of lung cancer. The couple had been married for 15 years and had two sons, Samuel, 19, and Luca, 17. Following her death, Strauss established the Ruth Strauss Foundation to support families facing the death of a parent and to fund research into non-smoking lung cancers.
The 'Red for Ruth' campaign, which encourages players, coaches, and fans to wear red during an England Test match in July, has become a prominent fixture. The most recent event took place on the second day of the Lord's Test between England and India in 2023.
In a 2023 interview with The Telegraph, Strauss reflected on how Ruth's death changed his outlook. 'Our time is limited, and therefore I need to be more conscious about what I do and don't do,' he said, adding that grief remains a taboo subject that needs to be addressed more openly.
