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Legendary singer Sir Elton John, who is worth a whopping £450 million, is celebrating his 77th birthday today.

Despite facing numerous challenges in his life, including battles with drug and alcohol addiction, hip issues and a prostate cancer scare, the star is now enjoying a quieter life after retiring from touring last year.

Sir Elton met his husband David Furnish, a former advertising executive turned filmmaker, at a dinner party in 1993.

The pair entered a civil partnership in 2005 and tied the knot in 2014 when same-sex marriage became legal.

The star once told chat show host Ellen DeGeneres: “If you’d had said to me 10 years ago I’d be sitting on your show married to the man I love and have two beautiful children I would have said ‘You put acid in my drink’,” adding that “But life throws you challenges and life throws you curveballs – great …