This Morning fans were left in tears when a soldier proposed to his girlfriend live on the show, after he was stuck in the Falklands over Valentine’s Day .
Greg Westwood, a Grenadier guard an infantry regiment of the British Army, surprised his partner Mercedes Witchals, from London, today on the show after not seeing her for six months, while stationed nearly 8,000 miles away in the Falklands.
The soldier appeared while his partner was on what she believed was a tour of the This Morning set when Greg unexpectedly walked through the studio doors.
Viewers were moved by ‘beautiful’ moment Gregg proposed to his partner, and quickly took to Twitter to gush that Mercedes is ‘lucky girl’.
This Morning viewers were left in tears after Grenadier guard Greg (pictured) surprised his partner Mercedes (pictured) with a proposal live today on the show, after he was stuck in the Falklands over Valentines Day
Overcome with emotion, the mother began covering her face in shock before tearing up and hugging her new fiance
Arriving in the studio, Mercedes was played a video message from Greg, who had been due to return on Friday but was unable to see her due to stormy weather conditions.
He said: ‘Hello Mercedes, sorry I wasn’t there for Valentine’s Day or Christmas. I can’t wait to see you and Ava. I hope you’re enjoying your surprise, I have another surprise for you.’
Host Eamonn Holmes then revealed: ‘You can say a message back to him, if you just look at those two doors over there.’
Greg then appeared, wearing his full uniform, and hugged Mercedes before getting down on one knee and asking her to marry him.
Viewers quickly took to Twitter with one insisting: ‘She’s a lucky girl.’
Overcome with emotion, the mother began covering her face in shock before tearing up and hugging her new fiance.
Explaining why he missed Valentines Day, he said: ‘I was in the Falkland Islands and I was meant to come back, but due to weather it delayed everything’.
An overwhelmed Mercedes said: ‘We weren’t expecting him back until next week. I would have got dressed up’.
Eamonn then teased: ‘Is there any chance she could have said no?’.
Greg then appeared, wearing his full uniform, and hugged Mercedes before getting down on one knee and asking her to marry him
The mother was thrilled and immediately put on the ring as her daughter Ava and host Ruth Langsford watched on
Gregg replied: ‘I was thinking please, please say yes!’.
And viewers quickly took to Twitter with one insisting: ‘She’s a lucky girl.’
Another commented: ‘This Morning are really setting me again today with this proposal….. congratulations to the couple. I can’t stop crying.
‘I’m so happy for them’, wrote another.
‘Omg I’m bawling my eyes out at #ThisMorning- how beautiful!!! X’, said a third.
The soldier appeared while his partner was on what she believed was a tour of the This Morning set
Gregg went on to speak about his new fiance, describing her as a strong woman’ who always ‘keeps him going’ while he’s away.
He said: ‘She’s just really strong, a strong individual, she keeps me going and she helps me through what i’m going through.
‘And she goes through it a as well. We all miss our family, so coming back it just makes everything whole.’
Mercedes added: ‘When we first met it was so hard trying to get that first date, we were always busy, he was always in the army. So I don’t think we’ve had our first date yet’.
The pair were then gifted a holiday in the Dominican Republic.
Gregg went on to speak about his new fiance, insisting that she’s a strong woman’ who always ‘keeps him going’ while he’s away