A Coventry couple have been revealed as the lovebirds behind a mystery Coombe Abbey engagement. An image of the magical moment was captured by a passer-by on the Luminate light trail and shared on social media just before Christmas.
It led to an appeal being made by the team at Coombe Abbey Hotel, for the couple to come forward – and now they have! Vikki Buckby came forward just a few days before Christmas.
She explained that her partner of nine years, Kieron Francis-King, had popped the question during a Luminate walk in front of proud family, who were in on the surprise.
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Vikki, who grew up in Earlsdon, said the marriage proposal by Kieron, who grew up in Whoberley, was the biggest surprise – so was the attention that followed after it.
The happy Coventry pair have revealed themselves as the mystery couple who got engaged on the light walk
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“We have been together for nine years and I just wasn’t expecting him to ask the question,” she said. “We’d been on the Luminate walk previously and enjoyed it but our daughter was a bit too young to appreciate it.
“So, we went back and Kieron decided it was going to be the perfect place to ask me. He asked my dad and the children beforehand so they were all in on the surprise! He really outdid himself.
“It was such a lovely, special moment and the team at Luminate were really great with us throughout the walk, offering hot chocolate and mulled wine.
“We just didn’t expect what came next and all of the attention has been so nice – it’s been amazing and quite funny to think we we’re the ‘mystery couple’.”
The moment was caught on camera and shared on social media -now the hunt is on to find the mystery couple
(Image: Luminate)
Now the team at the hotel, which is run by No Ordinary Hospitality, have offered the happy couple an evening meal with bed and breakfast in a grand feature bed chamber to celebrate their engagement.
“It’s such a nice gesture and, again, we are so grateful for it,” Vicki said. “We’re planning to get married in 2026 and we’re looking at venues already. Coombe is definitely on the list because we know people who have got married there and they said how wonderful it is.”