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| Wife of escapee D-Day veteran Bernard Jordan dies | Wife of escapee D-Day veteran Bernard Jordan dies |
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| The wife of a World War Two veteran who left his nursing home to go to France for D-Day commemorations has died just days after her husband. | The wife of a World War Two veteran who left his nursing home to go to France for D-Day commemorations has died just days after her husband. |
| Bernard Jordan sparked a police search when he left the care home in Hove to join fellow veterans in June. | |
| Irene Jordan, 88, died on Tuesday - a week after her husband. They had been married for more than 50 years. | Irene Jordan, 88, died on Tuesday - a week after her husband. They had been married for more than 50 years. |
| The couple had been living at The Pines care home in Hove. A commemoration service will be held on 30 January. | The couple had been living at The Pines care home in Hove. A commemoration service will be held on 30 January. |
| Brian Fitch, mayor of Brighton and Hove, said: "They were a very close couple who will both be sadly missed. | Brian Fitch, mayor of Brighton and Hove, said: "They were a very close couple who will both be sadly missed. |
| "They were a devoted couple. After he had gone, she probably gave up the will." | "They were a devoted couple. After he had gone, she probably gave up the will." |
| Final journey | |
| Mr Jordan died in hospital, aged 90, on 30 December. | |
| In June, he left The Pines and travelled to the D-Day events in Normandy, wearing his war medals. | |
| He joined British veterans, many making the final journey to visit the scene of the invasion and to commemorate their fallen comrades. | |
| Mr Jordan was later made an honorary alderman of Brighton and Hove. | |
| Amanda Scott, managing director of Gracewell Healthcare, which runs The Pines, said: "Irene and Bernie will both be much missed by everyone at the home and our thoughts and prayers go out to their friends and family at this sad time." |