A supermarket worker and her forklift truck driver partner are finally planning their wedding after winning £1 million on the lottery – following a 15-year engagement. Ellie Land, 41, and Karl Ward, 43, from Norwich, Norfolk, have been together for 20 years, engaged for 15, and have two children, a 12-year old son and a daughter aged six.
They scooped £1 million on the EuroMillions UK Millionaire Maker after Miss Land bought a winning ticket at the Asda store where she works in Drayton High Road, Norwich. Mr Ward said: “We’ve been putting off getting married purely for the funds and to spend it on children and life. But now we’ve got the money we’re happy to get married at long last.”
Miss Land said: “We had popped into Asda on the way home from visiting friends to grab some bread and milk. Karl waited for me while I went to use the bathroom, and when I came out he was by the National Lottery counter so I decided to get a EuroMillions ticket for the draw that night.
