A couple who fell in love while queuing to pay their respects to the late Queen lying in state have married.
Joyce Lambert, 89, and Norman Giller, 85, exchanged vows at an intimate wedding in Southend-on-Sea on October 18 after a whirlwind romance over the past five years.
The couple got engaged just six weeks earlier, when Norman got down on one knee and proposed on the beach.
Joyce and Norman were widowed before their children introduced them and said they haven’t looked back since.
Norman, a former Fleet Street journalist, said finding love in his 80s was not something he had ever expected, but said “it’s never too late to find love.”
Joyce Lambert, 89, and Norman Giller, 85, who fell in love while queuing to pay their respects to the late Queen, tied the knot saying it’s never too late for love.
Both Joyce and Norman were widowers before their children introduced them and said they haven’t looked back since.
He said: “It’s a wonderful feeling and none of us expected it.”
‘We are like a couple of children.
‘Anyone who comes close to us can feel our love. It’s like we’re spreading it like pollen.
Norman and Joyce met in 2019 and the pair quickly developed a strong relationship, bonding over a shared love of musical theatre.
Norman said: “We realized we loved each other when we queued for 14 hours straight to pay our respects to the Queen.”
‘We’ve seen all the shows in town.
‘Les Misérables is our favorite show and we have seen it three times.
‘We had our honeymoon in London and saw three shows; Les Miserables, Six and Operation Minced Meat.’
The retired couple exchanged vows at an intimate wedding in Southend-on-Sea on October 18 after a whirlwind romance over the past five years.
Norman and Joyce met in 2019 and the pair quickly developed a strong relationship, bonding over a shared love of musical theatre.
Joyce, a former Conservative councillor, was a close confidant of much-loved Southend West MP Sir David Amess.
She was supposed to be assisting in his surgery on the day of his tragic death, but was unusually, and thankfully, absent that day.
Norman has had an impressive career as a sports journalist, This Is Your Life writer, and author.
He served as chief football reporter at the Daily Express and has written a staggering 121 books.
Norman said the couple’s political differences were not a problem for him, but added: “I may be Joyce’s toy, but I’m not her conservative boy.”
The now-married couple is happy to enjoy finding love together in their eighth decade. Norman said: “I’ve had the best life in the world.”
