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An Italian couple are to become the world's oldest divorcees, after the 99-year-old husband found that his 96-year-old wife had an affair in the 1940s, the Daily Telegraph reported.

The Italian man, identified only as Antonio C, was rifling through an old chest of drawers when he made the discovery a few days before Christmas.

Notwithstanding the time that had elapsed since the betrayal, he was so upset that he immediately confronted his wife of 77 years, named as Rosa C, and demanded a divorce.

Guilt-stricken, she reportedly confessed everything. She wrote the letters to her lover during a secret affair in the 1940s.

The couple are now preparing to split, despite the ties they forged over nearly eight decades.（点击英国《每日电讯报》查看原文）

九旬老翁翻旧帐闹离婚

       一位99岁的意大利老翁发现他96岁的老伴在上个世纪40年代有偷情行为，因此闹着要离婚。他们将成为世界上年龄最大的离婚人士。

       据英国《每日电讯报》报道，人们只知道该男子名为安东尼奥•C。圣诞节前几天，他翻一个旧抽屉时发现了这一秘密。

       虽然妻子的背叛已经过去很久，他还是感觉心烦意乱，立即质问结发77年的妻子罗沙•C，并要求离婚。

       心怀愧疚的妻子坦白了一切。原来，她在20世纪40年代有过一段秘密情史，那些信是她写给当时的情人的。

       这对夫妻共患难近80年，现在打算要离婚。

(China.org.cn December 31, 2011)