Did Beyoncé and Jay-Z get married in secret?

Singer Beyoncé & her rapper boyfriend Jay-Z have married in secret, it has been claimed.

According to reports, the couple are "blissfully happy" after marrying in a small private ceremony in Paris, during which they reportedly had personal inscriptions tattooed on their ring fingers.

A source said: "They didn't want all the attention that usually follows them around, they just wanted it to be intimate and romantic. It was lovely and they are both blissfully happy.

"They thought the tattoos would be a lovely personal touch."

It had been rumored that Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Corey Carter, proposed to the Beyoncé, 26, during a luxury holiday in Cannes at the end of May.

The former Destiny's Child singer said previously: "I want to get married and I really want a family. In a perfect world I'd have two boys and a girl. You know someone loves you by the way he treats you and respects you. Me and Jay respect each other."

Earlier this month the pair celebrated Jay-Z's 38th birthday by watching an erotic cabaret show at Paris' famous nightclub le Crazy Horse Paris.