Couple reunited with lost wedding film after 57 years

Aileen and Bill Turnbull had only seen the 1967 footage once before leaving Aberdeen for Australia.

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Aileen and Bill Turnbull got married in Aberdeen in 1967 and later emigrated - but without the film.

The footage was found when an old cine film was transferred onto DVD for a man in Aberdeen. He posted an image from it on social media, and the couple in Brisbane later recognised themselves.

After watching the film again - which she had only seen once before - Mrs Turnbull told BBC Scotland News it was an "absolutely amazing" feeling.

The couple married at Mastrick Church in Aberdeen in August 1967.

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