A woman has revealed she feared her husband wanted a divorce when he wanted to have a 'serious chat' - but then announced a surprise gift for her wife.?
Jude Edgell was on a beach walk with husband Terry when he broke the news of him having bought a fairytale castle for ?775,000 (Rs 7.8 crore) - thus fulfilling?his wife's childhood dream, Daily Mail reported.?
The couple was looking for a holiday home in Spain but casually decided to view 200-year-old Penllyn Castle near Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, UK, instead.?
"I thought he was going to say divorce and he was very quiet, but he said: 'It's too late, they accepted a bid on the castle'. I didn't believe him, so I checked on Rightmove and it said 'sold subject to contract'. I said: 'Is that us?' and he said yes," Jude was quoted as saying by?Daily Mail.
Terry had secretly put a bid in for the building before making the shock announcement of his big surprise to his wife on a beach.?
"I wasn't cross, I was happy because I'd always loved it but I was very scared as well, I knew it was going to change things.?I've always known about the castle, I have lived by it, but never been in it," Jude said.
"I remember when I was about 25 riding by it and I thought: 'Oh my god, I can't believe people live in houses like that.?When I walked into the drawing-room on that first day all the hairs came up on the back of my neck, and I still get that pull now, that connection," she added.?
Due to?Terry’s?long-working hours?as CEO of Premier Forest Group, the majority of the project has been left up to Jude.??
She set up a team of specialist trade workers including a site manager, specialist conservation architect, archaeologist, heritage specialists and an engineer.?
The work on the castle has been going on for three years and is expected to be complete by 2024.?
The castle was built in 1790 for Lady Barbara Vernon and was then left to her friend Miss Emilia Gwinnett. It featured in a 2006 episode of Dr Who when actress Pauline Collins played Queen Victoria.
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