A Canandian woman is tracing her grandmother’s footsteps through London with the help of a cache of forgotten love letters.
Carly Butler’s grandparents were separated in the aftermath of the Second World War and exchanged letters to keep their love alive.
The 104 notes were hidden for 67 years but now Ms Butler follows the daily routine of grandmother Irene Wiebe as she stayed in touch with husband Nick, a Canadian soldier who had been ordered home.
Over the last few weeks Ms Butler, a 28-year-old bank worker, has been to her grandmother’s flat in West Hampstead, paid a visit to the “pictures” in Marble Arch and enjoyed trips to Hyde Park and the Wimbledon greyhound stadium, with help from ancestry website Genes Reunited.
Her grandmother was eventually awarded papers to follow Mr Wiebe to Canada. She died aged 78 in 1988 and he is now 90. Although Ms Butler, who is staying in Willesden Green, is following her granny’s script her own tale took a twist when her boyfriend Adam Verheyen arrived last month and proposed.
