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Belgian couple reaches combined age of 200

vrtnws.be · 20 October 2026
Belgian couple reaches combined age of 200
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In Wielsbeke, Belgium, Prudent De Bruijne and Maria Verbauwhede, a married couple, celebrated a combined age of 200 years. Prudent is 101 years old and Maria is 99. They met 80 years ago and fell in love immediately.

The couple now lives separately at the Ter Lembeek care center in Wielsbeke, but they continue to visit each other daily.

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