The couple got married 60 years after the bride’s parents forbade the marriage

Len Albrighton, 79, and Jeanette Steer, 78, got married on February 11, 60 years after the bride’s parents prevented them from marrying.

According to British newspaper daily mailThe couple met while they were both working as trainee nurses on the Isle of Wight in England. At the time, they were planning to get married and wanted to move to Australia. Jeanette was 18 and the legal age for marriage without parental permission in the UK was 21. The parents did not like their daughter’s plans, and they did not give permission for the marriage. Seeing that the father of the bride interfered with the plans, Len decided to go to Australia alone, and Jeanette remained on the Isle of Wight.

In the decades that followed, both “moved on” and married and started a family. But Lena’s marriage broke up in 2015 and the man decided to look for his ex-lover Jeanette. He drove to Newport, where he found the woman’s address in the library.

“I was afraid, not knowing what her reaction would be and whether I would even see her. I went by chance. It wasn’t easy to find, but I found it,” Len recalled. “I just hoped she was there. I didn’t expect anything else. I am very surprised by the result of my trip and very happy!” he added.

Arriving at the house, Len was standing outside Jeanette’s garden fence, looking at the house when the woman came out to see who he was. Jeanette, who was still married to her first husband, did not recognize the bearded face but was stunned when Len revealed that it was the man she fell in love with when they were teenagers. “I almost died when I realized that it was him in front of my garden,” said the woman, whose words are quoted by the publication. daily mail. “I was glad that he came to me, I thought about him a lot at the time,” he added.

However, that day she sent Len away, telling her husband that he was a stranger who was looking for a way. Two years after their unexpected reunion, Jeanette’s husband died of cancer. After their death, Jeanette and Len got back together when the woman found the address of an old lover in a Christmas card Len sent her last year.

From that moment on, a romance broke out between the couple again, and Len invited Jeanette to live with him in Stevenage. Last year, he proposed again, and this time there were no obstacles. The duo got married on February 11 in a small ceremony attended by their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

“Married life is fantastic, it couldn’t be better. It’s nice to have someone who treats me with respect. I love doing everything with Len,” Jeanette said.

“We fell in love again. We read poetry to each other and exchanged rings. I was delighted when I read mine. I was overwhelmed by my love for her,” said Len.