A lonely widower who launched an appeal for a companion at his Christmas dinner table will now dine alone - having rejected a vegetarian’s offer of company.
Tony Williams, 75, insisted he would rather spend December 25 on his own than "have a lettuce for Christmas dinner". After losing his wife to cancer this year, he launched his appeal, placing cards around the town where he lives promising a "sumptuous feast, fine wines and good conversation".
However, despite receiving offers from several women, Mr Williams has decided he would rather eat alone than suffer the task of preparing vegetarian food for his guest.
He says he would not eat "nut cutlet" and will cook himself a fillet steak from Waitrose instead. Mr William’s wife Jo died of
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