Madonna Wedding Rumors Still Swirl

November 29 -- Those wedding rumors swirling around Madonna and beau Guy Ritchie just won't die down. Despite repeated denials from Madonna's camp, the British press continues to claim that the Material Mom will become a Mrs. before the year is out.

In today's edition of The Sun, the British tabloid is recycling much of its story from last week, but with a few more details about the alleged nuptials-to-be.

Specifically, the date is now said to be Dec. 22 and the cowboy-hatted chanteuse is said to be spending $1.6 million on the ceremony. The Sun also claims to have the scoop on what 3-and-a-half-month-old baby Rocco will be wearing: a wee kilt.

The site of the wedding is still said to be the Scottish Dornoch Cathedral, with a reception to be held at nearby Skibo Castle (hence The Sun's catchy headline: "McDonna!").

But Ritchie's father, John, 71, tells another London publication, The Daily Express, "A Highland wedding is news to me." And a spokeswoman for the castle told Reuters today, "We've got nothing booked — it's not here."

The Scottish castle was also one of the many spots where Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas were to have tied the knot. Instead, as you must know by now, the Douglases wed at New York's Plaza Hotel.

Celebs who have gotten hitched on the castle's premises include local lads Ewan McGregor and Robert Carlyle, who both starred in Trainspotting.

For the record, Madonna and Ritchie are not even officially engaged — but then again, neither were Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston before they tied the knot this July.

Last week, The Express scotched the idea that Madonna could get married in London's St. Paul's Cathedral, another wedding site the superstar is rumored to be eyeing.

According to the tab, private individuals are rarely allowed to marry in the cathedral, which is where Princess Diana and Prince Charles wed in 1981.

A spokeswoman for the church told The Express, "The cathedral is not a parish church and we're not actually licensed for marriages. But we can be granted them by the archbishop … if you have an [honorary] award [from the Queen]."