'Like Ruth Langsford I divorced in my 60s - I've never felt so alone'

ok.co.uk:

Despite the traditional marriage vow of “till death do us part” and the divorce rate in England and Wales in 2022 being the lowest in more than 50 years, the number of “silver separators” has been on the rise.

In 2021, one in four divorces in England and Wales was filed by those over the age of 50, and between 1993 and 2019 the divorce rate in the over-sixties doubled.

Among the couples going their separate ways in later life are broadcasters Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes, both 64, who are in the process of divorcing.

For Marian Elliott, now 71, the end of her marriage at the age of 60 was a worrying time. “I’d taken early retirement and my husband was about to retire.