Emotional moment elderly couple reunite after spending a year apart due to Covid

A COUPLE married for 60 years but unable to meet since last February because of Covid have had a tearjerking reunion.

Stanley Harbour, 83, moved into a care home in 2019 and wife Mavis, 81, was a regular visitor until the pandemic put a stop to their get-togethers a little under a year ago.

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Stanley Harbour and his wife Mavis reunited after a year apart[/caption]

But Mavis has now joined him at the home and after a 14-day isolation she was finally allowed to see Stanley and gave him a big hug and a kiss.

Staff laid on champagne for them and many were in tears as they watched them share a toast before enjoying a candlelit meal.

Stanley even gave Mavis a bouquet of flowers and a box of chocolates.

He said: “I couldn’t believe it when I saw Mavis. It was like a dream.”

Mavis said: “I was very pleased to see Stanley.

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Stanley said ‘it was like a dream’ to see Mavis again[/caption]

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They enjoyed a candlelit meal after their tearjerking reunion[/caption]

“I’ve missed him so much that I got overwhelmed and just cried. I’m so happy.”

The couple have two sons, three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Lisa Martin, home manager at Lever Edge Care Home in Bolton, Greater Manchester, said after the reunion: “There wasn’t a dry eye in the room.”

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Staff said ‘there wasn’t a dry eye in the room’[/caption]

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