Wedding film delights family – 24 years later

A CINE film of a couple's wedding will finally be delivered to its proper home in East Lothian after almost a quarter of a century.

Margaret Bonnar, from Gloucestershire, collected what she thought was an 8mm home video of her son from her local Boots in 1986, but ended up with footage of the large wedding.

She spent 24 years trying to reunite the film with the bride and groom before eventually posting it on the internet, where Jayne Cowan – the sister of the groom – recognised her family.

Ms Cowan, 41, said rediscovering the cine film was still a delight, despite the couple – who asked not to be named – now being divorced. She said: "It's fantastic. We're all in it as well, which is great because we're quite a big family."

Groom's father Alec Whyte, 75, added: "It's nice to see it turn up after all these years. It's a part of family history."

Two reels were sent for development by Boots to its central processing base after the wedding but only one returned. The family assumed the other was ruined.