A wife rejoiced when the hat she'd 'banned' her hubby from wearing blew off his head and floated out to sea - only to later wash up and be miraculously reunited with him. Richard Beer was taking photographs along the jetty of Viking Bay in Broadstairs, Kent, when a strong gust of wind blew his favourite straw Panama into the choppy waters below.
Gutted that his favourite hat of 20 years was apparently lost at sea, dejected Richard told his wife Linda it was 'on its way to France'. An unsympathetic Linda was delighted after reportedly imposing a 'ban' on the 74-year-old wearing the 'tatty' accessory out in public.
But the retired advertising photographer was delighted when he went for a walk after his pub lunch and spotted the soggy hat hanging on a post. And after being reunited with his 'hated and shabby' chapeau, Linda had a change of heart and said he's now free to sport his now 'famous' Panama in public again.
