Just a few weeks after their first date, Jackie Beesley, 42, and Jodie Cartwright, 40, knew their relationship would be a lifelong union.

After meeting on a river cruise in October 1999, they were so compatible that Ms Cartwright had moved in with Ms Beesley by the following January.

The seriousness of their relationship prompted an emotional time for the couple as Ms Beesley “came out” to her family.

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