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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rachel Keenan

Emotional reunion for 104 woman with childhood dress at Scottish museum

Mary Davidson Smith, 104, with the traditional Korean outfit she wore almost 100 years ago at the National Museum of Scotland - (PA)

A 104-year-old woman residing in an Edinburgh care home has been emotionally reunited with a traditional Korean outfit she wore almost a century ago, now a cherished exhibit at the National Museum of Scotland.

Mary Davidson Smith, who was born in Korea, embarked on a remarkable journey across the globe before settling in Edinburgh to raise her two sons. Her distinguished career included service in the Royal Navy, during which she was posted to Washington DC, where she met her husband, Charles Wynard Davidson Smith, a British Army officer.

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