Truly, all good things must come to an end—even the world's longest marriage.
Just a month before his 111<sup>th birthday, Karam Chand, a retired mill worker from Bradford, England, died on Friday more than nine months after he and his 103-year-old wife Kartari Chand celebrated their 90<sup>th wedding anniversary in December last year, the BBC reports.
Originally from India, the couple tied the knot in 1925 when the subcontinent was still ruled by Britain. They moved to England in 1965.
They were blessed with eight children, 27 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren, according to The Indian Express.
"I'm proud of my dad and all the family is proud. With the grace of God he went peacefully," Chand's son Paul told the BBC. "It's one of those things nobody can stop, everybody has to go."
Paul said his mother was a "bit shocked" when she learned that the love of her life was gone. Paul said it was "very difficult" for her mother "to cope" with her husband's death.
She said it was a "blessing" to have been married to Karam for so many years, adding that all she can do is pray for his peaceful rest.
In an earlier interview with the Daily Mail as his parents were celebrating their 89th wedding anniversary, Paul said one of the things his parents did to keep their children healthy was to give them a "stress-free life."
Family members told the Indian Express that the couple never argued in their 90 years of togetherness and were very supportive of each other.
Harbhajan Das, another of Karam Chand's son, recalled his father's words of wisdom: "Happiness and contentment is what keeps me going through such a long and beautiful life."
Harbhajan told something remarkable about his father: Despite his very advanced age, his sight never failed him and he would read Punjabi books daily without the help of spectacles.
"He was not educated but used to read Punjabi," he said. "Being the oldest living couple, even the queen of Britain had invited them for dinner," he revealed.
