AUSTIN POWERS - HURLEY AND NAYAR TO MARRY THIS WEEKEND?

AUSTIN POWERS beauty ELIZABETH HURLEY is reportedly set to marry boyfriend ARUN NAYAR at one of two 40th birthday parties she is throwing for him.

Hurley, 39, has organised Nayar's first small bash at an undisclosed Indian location on Friday (05NOV04), followed by a second larger celebration at an ancient palace on the country's Lake Udaipur the next day (06NOV04).

Hurley's two-year-old son DAMIAN has flown out with her mother to meet entrepreneur Nayar's parents.

An insider says, "Liz and Arun have gone to great lengths to keep everything under wraps.

"It looks like they could be tying the knot at one of the parties. Both bashes are going to be very lavish and very big. Some of Mumbai's top film names are going.

"Liz and Arun have been telling everyone they're very, very happy together and all their guests are going to have the best time ever at both parties."