Singapore, March 30 -- After a decade-long romance, Mr Tom Iljas, 81, and Madam Liong May Swan, 78, got their happily ever after on Saturday when they were married at a clinic in Alexandra Hospital.
The nuptials, witnessed by Madam Liong's son and a family friend, took place after a series of events upset the couple's original wedding plans.
They had planned to solemnise their marriage at a restaurant at Dempsey Hill, but Madam Liong suffered a stroke earlier this month. This was followed by the strict measures on social distancing imposed in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Instead of postponing the wedding, the couple decided to hold a simple ceremony, with fewer than 10 people in attendance, at Alexandra Hospital, where Madam ...