Couple celebrating fiftieth anniversary dinner ‘left in tears’ after handed the invoice

A pair had been left “gobsmacked” at a restaurant once they had been handed the invoice.

Paul and Dawn Molineux from Southport, who had been celebrating their fiftieth marriage ceremony anniversary, had first met once they had been simply 14 and 16.

Having deliberate an enormous get together for the day itself, the pair determined to have a night to themselves at Hickory’s Smokehouse earlier than their huge celebration in a while.

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After arriving on the restaurant the pair had been proven to their seats by the deputy normal supervisor, James Davies, who talked to them about inheritor upcoming anniversary and even spoke concerning the unhappy information that Paul had obtained a terminal most cancers analysis, the Liverpool Echo stories.

Paul, 68, stated: “When you book the table they asked if it was something special, so we put down that it was our anniversary.

“When they seated us that they had put down an indication celebrating our anniversary. Our waiter James requested us about our anniversary, and requested us once we started courting and about our life collectively. In the tip we instructed him that I’ve received terminal most cancers.”

The couple said they enjoyed their meal, and when the bill came they were “gobsmacked” to see the restaurant had paid the full price of their meal and left them a note wishing them a “comfortable anniversary”.

“When he put the bill down we opened it and it said happy anniversary, the bill is on us. It was an 80 quid bill too.

“I simply noticed the look on my spouse’s face from throughout the desk and thought have they received this fallacious. She roughly broke into tears.

“We were gobsmacked. We had to go and find the bloke. We said you’re joking aren’t you?”

The pair approached James who instructed them he had been moved by their story and Paul’s well being battle, which leaves him with simply months to reside.

The couple, who share three grownup youngsters, hatched the plan to throw an unlimited get together on the finish of August in a bid to reside their life to the fullest whereas Paul nonetheless can.

“I can honestly say in those 50 years the amount times we’ve fallen out I can count on one hand,” Paul continued.

“It is troublesome with the analysis, however we giggle about it.

“We totally intend to live life to the fullest and we’ve got plans for a big anniversary party in Southport. People will be coming from all over.

“Luckily I’ve taken to chemo fairly properly. So many individuals get such unhealthy unwanted effects.”

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