A pensioner died after declining treatment for coronavirus when he found out the disease had killed his wife of 63 years.
Bill Dartnall, 90, refused to wear his oxygen mask after being told 81-year-old Mary had succumbed to Covid-19.
The couple, who had been together since the 1950s, died on the same day in hospital.
Mum-of-two Mrs Dartnall, who was a beekeeper, first fell unresponsive at home and was tested positive for coronavirus after being dashed to A&E.
Her husband suffered a stroke a few days later and was admitted to the same hospital, where he too was found to have the virus.
Their deaths have since been devastating double tragedy for the couple's two daughters, Rosemary and Ann.
Rosemary said: "When he was told that Mum had passed away he tried to pull the mask off his face and made it clear he didn't want any more oxygen.
"Dad refused to wear the mask - we don't know why exactly but he didn't want to carry on.
"He continued to be cared for and passed away peacefully in his sleep a few hours later.
"Dad probably wouldn't have wanted to live without Mum. They were very much a pair and it's hard to imagine either of them without the other."
Mr Dartnall, who was a chimney sweep for more than 40 years, lived with his wife in Millbrook, Southampton.
They were initially treated for what is known as Covid-19 pneumonia at the Southampton General Hospital.
According to NHS England patients have the right to decline treatment.
Its website says: "If you refuse a treatment, your decision must be respected, even if is thought that refusing treatment would result in your death."
