This is the adorable moment an elderly couple in self-isolation performed a rousing rendition of Vera Lynn's "We'll Meet Again" from their sofa.
Rex Taylor, 86, cares for his 83-year-old wife Selina, who has Alzheimer’s disease, but the couple have had to stay indoors for the past fortnight after the government stressed over-70s are most at risk of coronavirus.
But they decided to cheer up their friends and family by singing the duet of the wartime hit and posting it on Facebook. The poignant video has now had more than one million views.
The clip shows the couple, who have been married for 63 years, sat on their sofa in their living room in Ripley, Derbyshire, befoe they break into song.
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“It was just a bit of fun really, we were sat here and we thought it would be nice to let people know that, it's not easy, but we aren't too bad. We have got an Alexa and we asked it to find something from Vera Lynn, We’ll Meet Again came up and we thought that was just perfect," Rex, who used to run a DIY shop, said.
"We will come out of this and we will be a better place, unfortunately we will have lost people which is very sad.
"As long as people do what we are doing and try not to spread it, it stops people dying when they don't need to.
"Do as you’re told and let's stick to it, but most importantly, keep your chin up - we are going to come out of this."
The pensioners have even been inundated with fan mail and comments of support from people across the world.
And one of their three children, 43-year-old Rob Taylor, was full of praise for the couple, who share 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Rob, who is an operations manager, said: “My mum has got Alzheimer’s and dementia and really depends on her routine, doing things at the same time every day. She usually goes out to a day care centre twice a week so going into lockdown for them is particularly hard.
“Singing the song gives her something regular to do.
“My dad is now her sole carer and he’s knackered. He goes to bed with her at 8pm and sometimes has to get up with her in the night.
“He performed the song first through the window frame just for family then he decided to put it on his Facebook page to share with friends and family. It was so genuine, just a message to say we’ll get through this and see each other again."
Rob said his parents were delighted to "spread some joy at this time."
He added: “It was just meant for close friends and family but now people from New Zealand and America are writing to say ‘That made me cry.’ They are very glad because they are church people and wanted to spread some joy at this time.
“Mum and dad are inseparable and they have a love that we would all wish to have.
“They met when he gave up his seat for her on a bus and things went from there.
“He was only a young boy at the time but he remembers the song from the war days and feels we are going through something similar now.
“I’ve taken over his Facebook page because he’s getting bombarded with nice messages."
