A gran from Fife is getting ready to become a bridesmaid for the first time aged 86 at her granddaughter's wedding.
Edith Henderson has never been a bridesmaid before and granddaughter Sarah decided to ask her after coronavirus forced a delay and last minute change of plans.
Current public health restrictions limit the number of people who can attend a ceremony, so Sarah decided she'd ask her gran to step in to the important role.
Sarah, from Kelty in Fife, put together a poem to ask her gran to take the job on, the Daily Record reported.
“It’s been hard to find anything positive from the dark cloud of 2020 but I wanted to find a silver lining.
“That’s when I thought I’d ask my gran to be my bridesmaid," Sarah said.
Sarah put together a gift for Edith including her favourite lemon tea and Werther’s Originals sweets.
She also penned a poem which instructed Edith to go back and read the capital letters within the stanzas which spelled out: “Be my bridesmaid.”
She said: "She looked at me and said ‘I’m 86-and- a-half!’ I said, ‘Age doesn’t matter, it’s just a number.’”
Edith told the Record: “I was taken unawares. I’ve never been a bridesmaid before but better late than never.
“It will be a nice experience and we’ll have a lovely day.”
Her sister Gladys Coulter, 74, said: “She will be a lovely bridesmaid.
“She is so good with words, I think she might write something to say.
“It’s such a shame we can’t all be together for the big day but this will make it so special.”
