Ted Yeaman was heartbroken when he asked Elsie Ginger to marry him 55 years ago when he returned from a prisoner of war camp.

Because she thought he was dead, Elsie had married another man and they led separate lives for more than half a century.

Now Ted has popped the question again, following the deaths of both their partners, and this time Elsie has said yes.

Ted, whose sight is now failing, can see enough to know Elsie's still as bubbly as she was back in 1945.

It was a long, long wait but for him love is definitely not blind.