Surrey Mirror published Couple who met as 7-year-olds celebrate 70 years of marriage

MORE than 70 years after a young soldier wondered if he'd live to marry his sweetheart, the couple will celebrate their platinum anniversary.The union of Derek Brightman and Muriel Mead, known to all as Molly, was "inevitable" from the moment the two became friends when they were both seven."We met at junior school and we were neighbours in Streatham," said Mr Brightman, of Horley."It was almost inevitable we got together, we almost took it for granted."The pair,...

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