‘One of the best decisions I’ve ever made’ … Payne on his boat off the Amalfi coast of Italy in March 2023. Photograph: Stephen J Payne...

‘Age is just a number’ … Ann and Rosemary, a Framland resident, in the garden of the home. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian At...

‘I hardly knew her and she bought me this wonderful champagne tea’ … Nancy (right) and Barbara in Venice. Nancy, 69, and Barbara, 58, met...

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