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<\/p>\nAfter falling in love while the Covid-19 pandemic was going on, two elderly inhabitants of care homes got married to one another in a touching ceremony.<\/p>\n
When Derek Brown, also 77, moved into the care facility during the epidemic, Mary Turrell, who was smitten, remarked that it was ‘love at first sight.’<\/p>\n
Less than a year later, the couple tied the knot in a charming ceremony in front of their happy relatives and friends. The ‘inseparable’ couple claimed that they first connected when their eyes ‘met across a packed room.’<\/p>\n
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Families of Derek and Mary as well as employees and other residents attended the ceremony at Easterlea Rest Home in Denmead, close to Portsmouth, Hants.<\/p>\n
Despite all the challenges the pandemic brought, Mary, who has resided at the facility since 2017, claimed it helped her locate the ‘ideal man.’<\/p>\n
‘It was love at first sight,’ she remarked. He fulfills every wish I’ve ever had. If I can stay upright, we dance, sing, and paint. We work together on most things.<\/p>\n
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And I’ve got my perfect wife,’ Derek, who moved in just before Christmas, continued. My niece let me in because Mary was already here. <\/p>\n
We initially met at that time. ‘We met up all of a sudden, and ever since, we’ve been very, very close. She is a nice girl.’<\/p>\n
For the momentous day, the couple opened their home to family and friends. The groom had a similar flower attached to his shirt pocket, while the bride had a bouquet of pink and purple flowers.<\/p>\n
We wanted to mix up all the families so they could get to know one another and continue to see one another, Mary added. <\/p>\n
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‘We would wish to congratulate Derek on Mary finding happiness at Easterlea,’ said Carol Boyce-Flowers, manager of Easterlea Rest Home.<\/p>\n
‘It was our first wedding, and we’re happy that two of our residents found love at a period in their life when some others had given up looking.’ <\/p>\n