Sunday 6 November 2011

The 19:57 from Euston!



Click to see the epic moment caught on film!

When you think of the most romantic places in the world to be proposed to, exotic places such as Paris, Venice and Rome are likely to spring to mind. Not so much the packed 19.57 train to Watford Junction.

But with amazing skill, planning and sheer love, Adam King, 34, has pulled it off and the video of his marriage proposal to girlfriend Lucy Rogers has become an instant Youtube hit, spreading across the globe.

The video captures carriage two on Tuesday’s cramped train where rail users watched in wonder when the Adam Street choir, seeming to be regular passengers, suddenly burst into an untimely but beautiful rendition of Bill Withers’s Lovely Day.

Onlookers instantly began filming on their mobile phones and even began to sing along as the Adam Street singers reached the peak of the 1970’s hit. However, at this moment, they abruptly stopped their performance, expectantly watching an unknown and unsuspecting passenger on the train.

And then from his hiding place, Mr King, who also performs in the choir, strides up to his beautiful girlfriend, bends down on one knee and asks her to marry him. Ecstatically and in floods of tears, she says yes!

And what more can a girl ask for? A beautiful, carefully crafted moment that she will undoubtedly remember for the rest of her life.

Talking about planning such an event, Adam King said: “The biggest problem was making sure Lucy made the train.”

After months of careful planning, which even involved making a mock-up of the carriage in which to rehearse, the iconic moment almost didn’t go ahead. At the last minute on Tuesday November 1, Miss Rogers decided she wanted to drive to her destination rather than take the train. Not to be deterred, however, Mr King disconnected the car battery to make sure she made it on board!

Mr King said that he and Miss Rogers had not thought about any wedding plans as of yet, but added: “I guess the pressure is on to make it memorable now.”

And from all the hopeless romantic girls out there like myself, it sure is!

The happy couple now: Adam King with fiancee Lucy Rogers.


4 comments:

  1. Ah I saw this video on youtube. Such a nice proposal, although I would be mortified if that happened to me! xx

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  2. Haha I think I would too!! Although it is cute that he went to so much effort :-)

    Thanks for looking at my blog!

    Emma xx

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  3. Hi Emma. I posted the BBC story about this on my Facebook page the other day, and got a reply from an old friend saying that Adam King measured him for his own wedding suit, and also helped him choose its style! They even discussed wedding proposal ideas as Adam himself was to propose to Lucy soon... Small world, huh? :)

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  4. Wow, so your friend could have influenced Adam's decision on how to propose to Lucy?! Very exciting and such a small world :-) x

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