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| UK's eldest emigrant to set sail | UK's eldest emigrant to set sail |
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| A 102-year-old man is set to become the UK's oldest emigrant later when he sets sail for New Zealand. | |
| Eric King-Turner is leaving Hampshire to emigrate to the country with his wife, Doris. | Eric King-Turner is leaving Hampshire to emigrate to the country with his wife, Doris. |
| The couple are due to embark on a sea journey on Saturday, from Southampton to their new home. | The couple are due to embark on a sea journey on Saturday, from Southampton to their new home. |
| Mr King-Turner said he felt it might be "rather fun to move to New Zealand", adding that his wife, who is from the country, was getting homesick. | Mr King-Turner said he felt it might be "rather fun to move to New Zealand", adding that his wife, who is from the country, was getting homesick. |
| The couple, who shared the same surname prior to their marriage, met when the New Zealand King-Turner family visited the UK to research their origins. | The couple, who shared the same surname prior to their marriage, met when the New Zealand King-Turner family visited the UK to research their origins. |
| I can't seriously look past tomorrow morning because at my age people go to bed at night and they don't wake up in the morning. I'm resigned to that Eric King-Turner | I can't seriously look past tomorrow morning because at my age people go to bed at night and they don't wake up in the morning. I'm resigned to that Eric King-Turner |
| Mr King-Turner, who served on HMS Invincible during World War II, admitted that he had not seen everything in the UK that he would have liked, but had seen much of Europe. | Mr King-Turner, who served on HMS Invincible during World War II, admitted that he had not seen everything in the UK that he would have liked, but had seen much of Europe. |
| Mr King-Turner said the move had been planned months ahead, although he added: "I have to live from day to day. | Mr King-Turner said the move had been planned months ahead, although he added: "I have to live from day to day. |
| "I can't seriously look past tomorrow morning because at my age people go to bed at night and they don't wake up in the morning. I'm resigned to that." | "I can't seriously look past tomorrow morning because at my age people go to bed at night and they don't wake up in the morning. I'm resigned to that." |
| Meanwhile, his wife said she and her husband - who have lived in Hampshire since their marriage 12 years ago - believed they would settle down quickly. | Meanwhile, his wife said she and her husband - who have lived in Hampshire since their marriage 12 years ago - believed they would settle down quickly. |
| "He's very easy to get on with and he settles down very quickly, so I think he'll quite enjoy it out there," Mrs King-Turner said. | "He's very easy to get on with and he settles down very quickly, so I think he'll quite enjoy it out there," Mrs King-Turner said. |