A Watford care home resident wasn't to know what was to come when he first met Pamela Brett in the 1950s.
Tony Brett, now 92, was immediately smitten with Pamela when they met at a local dance at Wembley Town Hall in northwest London.
He escorted her home to Harrow Weald and, not having enough money for a bus or train fare, he walked back home to Dollis Hill, a distance of some eight miles in a thick smog.
They both agree it was "absolutely, love at first sight".
The couple, now both 92, married in 1955 at a church in Harrow, London, and recently celebrated their 69th wedding anniversary at Prince Michael of Kent Court in Watford.
Pamela still recalls what she wore on her wedding day, including an orange blossom and pearl headdress, and a hand sheaf of red roses and pink carnations.
Pamela worked at Kodak in Harrow as a highly-skilled tracer, while Tony started his career in sales and later ran a successful security wholesale business.
They have two sons and four grandchildren.
When asked about the secret to a long, happy marriage, they said: "It is realising that marriage is a partnership.
"It is having someone in your life and at your side to go through the good and bad times with."
They celebrated their special day at Prince Michael of Kent Court, where they have lived together for eight years, with a three-course meal prepared especially for them.
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