Pen Pals For 68 Years Finally Meet In Person

Carol-Ann (left) and Patsy (right) in South Carolina. Patsy Gregory and Carol-Ann Krause, both 80, have been swapping letters since 1955, when they became girl guides on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean. STEPH CALAM/SWNS

A pair of pen pals have finally fulfilled their ‘lifelong wish’ to meet in person – 68 years after they started exchanging letters.

Patsy Gregory and Carol-Ann Krause, both 80, have been swapping letters since 1955, when they became girl guides on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean.