Two grandparents who have been shielding since March were finally able to share a loving embrace with their grandsons with the aid of inflatable polar bear costumes.
Barbara, 71, and Clive Walshaw, 73, from Bramley, in Leeds, West Yorkshire, got to hold their three grandchildren Quinn, six, Morgan, eight, and Mackenzie, 14, for the first time since March 1, after surprising them with the costumes.
The couple had originally planned to spend Christmas together on a Zoom call with a laptop at the end of the dinner table.
But Mrs Walshaw stumbled upon the inflatable polar bears while Christmas shopping online and realised she had found a way to hug her beloved grandchildren safely, on December 25.
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