In a beautiful twist of fate,former sweethearts whose engagement was
destroyed by an untimely foreign Army posting have finally tied the knot
after meeting and rekindling their love - 52 years later.
John Thorndike was 20 when he met and fell in love with pretty fellow shoe factory worker Patricia Payne, 19, in their hometown of Maryport, Cumbria.
John Thorndike was 20 when he met and fell in love with pretty fellow shoe factory worker Patricia Payne, 19, in their hometown of Maryport, Cumbria.
