Karam and Kartari Chand, 110 and 103 respectively, tied the
knot in a traditional Punjabi ceremony in India on December 11, 1925, during
the British Raj and moved to England 40 years later.
An Indian-origin husband and wife, believed to be the
world’s oldest married couple, have celebrated their 90th wedding anniversary
in the UK.
“It is a blessing to have been married and to have lived
this long. Life and marriage is all about happiness, it is what is most
important,” said Karam.
The couple have eight children, 27 grandchildren and 23
great-grandchildren and live with their youngest son Paul, his wife and two of
their four children. Paul believes the secret to a happy marriage like his
parents’ is not to argue.
“Marriage is all about compromise and I believe my parents
have had such a long marriage because they have had a happy and stress-free
one. In all my years with them, I have never seen them argue and not once have
I seen them become angry with each other. I believe that is their secret,”
Karam and Kartari moved to Bradford in 1965 and last month
enjoyed a joint birthday celebration with family and friends from around the
world
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