Among the turmoil and tragedy of the Second World War, love blossomed for a young couple from Inverness.

It was a love that would last test of time with Denny and Meg recently celebrating 70 years of marriage.

Their story traces back to when a charmed Denny began waving at Meg from the bus each day on his way home from a hard shift on the steam trains.

One day, he walked into the newsagents where Meg worked and asked for the latest Wireless World magazine. Not in stock, Meg set about sourcing him a copy and happily handed it to him on his next visit.

The young couple enjoyed dates to the local cinema in Inverness where they would spend 7p each to watch the latest films and, in July 5, 1946, were wed at the Crown Church.

They then enjoyed a short trip to Edinburgh on Honeymoon where Denny says he bought Meg a jacket and matching hat.

Now 90, Denny, whose full name is Hugh 'Denny' Ross, looks back on that first meeting with Meg, musing that he never did pay for that copy of the magazine in the end.

"I hope I paid for it and my boss is not reading this," 88-year-old Meg adds laughing as the pair sit together in the Ach-an-Eas care home in Inverness alongside one of their daughters Angela.

Every two days, Meg visits Denny at the care home adding to the couple's daily morning and night chats over the phone.

They have just about recovered from a busy week of celebrating their platinum wedding anniversary with tea, cake, bubbly and a good old sing song and dance which was topped off with a card from the Queen.

During this time, they have been surrounded by well wishes from their ever-expanding family of six children, ten grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.

Being one of eight children herself growing up, Meg says family life has always been important to her, with Denny agreeing that "teamwork" is at the heart of their longstanding marriage success.

Birthdays and Christmas holidays have of course become expensive affairs for the couple, but it is one which they both take great delight in sharing among their large family.

"Money is for spending," Meg says. "There's no point in keeping it."

So what is the secret to 70 years of marriage? For Meg, the answer is simple.

"It is give and take," she says matter-of-factly adding that she does let Denny win the arguments every now and then.

Thankfully, it seems Denny is on the same wavelength, adding: "If we ever had an argument, I would just forgive her because I wasn't going to lose her over an argument.

"I picked this girl and I got her, and I've stood by her ever since. That's the secret. We have our arguments but we never allow them to get to a break-up situation."

As Meg wipes away a tear as Denny speaks about their longstanding marriage, daughter Angela remarks that family life has really always been at the heart of her parent's life with fond memories of family gatherings and big pans of soup always on the go in her parent's home - a meal which went a long way when there were six mouths to feed.

"A big happy family," Denny adds. "We shared the work. We were both good at cooking."

For 48 and a half years, Denny worked on the railways starting as a fireman and an engine cleaner before progressing to engine driver on the new diesel trains, a longstanding service for which he was awarded a commendation.

Meg worked firstly in a newsagent and then a fish and chips shop and the couple have enjoyed a couple of cruise holidays together and trips to Lanzarote once their children were older.

A gardener since childhood, Denny still enjoys this hobby today and has been busy growing tomatoes and courgettes in the care home's greenhouse.

"I recently had a surprise for the cook," he says. "I've been growing courgettes and after I picked the first ones, she told me they were her favourites to cook."

It is this willingness to help which Meg says she loves most about her husband.

"At home, he was always doing things and helping," she says. "He would cook and clean and nothing was ever a problem."

For Denny, it is Meg's beauty which has always captivated him ever since that first wave through the bus window.

"What I love most about her is what I married her for, her looks," he says. "I am very happy."