Veteran, 100, marries 96-year-old sweetheart near Normandy’s D-Day beaches

Harold Terens, 100, left, and Jeanne Swerlin, 96, celebrated their wedding (AP Photo/Jeremias Gonzalez)

Second World War veteran Harold Terens and his sweetheart Jeanne Swerlin have proved that love is eternal as they tied the knot close to the D-Day beaches in Normandy, France.

The Americans’ respective ages – he is 100, she is just 96 – made their nuptials an almost double-century celebration.