Norwood Thomas and Joyce Morris (née Durrant) first met over 70 years ago, in 1945, on the banks of the River Thames.
Joyce lived in Richmond at the time, while Norwood was an American solider – just months before, he had parachuted into Normandy with the 101st Airborne Division as part of the D-Day landings.
At the end of the war, Norwood left to go back to America, while Joyce stayed in the UK. They said goodbye at a train station and, although Norwood did write once, they never saw each again.
But, 71 years on, 93-year-old Norwood and 88-year-old Joyce are preparing… Read the full story