Two pensioners with a combined age of 181 became Britain's oldest ever newlyweds after they married in a quiet ceremony yesterday.
Sheila Walsh, 87, and Les Atwell, 94, both from Paignton, Devon, met four years ago after Mr Atwell's cleaner suggested he meet a friend of hers.
Ms Walsh said: 'She told me about Les and I thought he sounded nice, but when she said: "he's 90", I thought "oh no, I'm not so sure".
'But when we met, that was it. It was love at first sight.'
The couple met for the first time outside a Tesco store in Paignton, and Mr Atwell chose the same spot to propose to his beloved three years later.
'It doesn't sound romantic, but it was where we first met so it was only right that I should ask her to marry me there as well,' he said.
'Once I popped the question it didn't take us long to organise the wedding. When you get to my age, you can't hang around,' he added.
They celebrated yesterday with a family lunch and were joined by Mr Atwell's son Stewart, granddaughter Catherine and sister Mary.
The pair are now set to enjoy a honeymoon cruise around the Mediterranean, and plan to take in the sights in Barcelona, Rome and Athens.
James Mason, 93, and his wife Peggy, 85, also from Paignton, shortly held the title of the country's oldest newlyweds after they married in 2007. The previous record holders were Cyril Sergeant and Madge Robbins who married in February 2008 in Birmingham with a combined age of 178.
The world record is held by French couple Francois Fernandez, then 96, and Madeleine Francineau, then 94. who married in 2002.
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