Live television marriage proposal goes horribly wrong

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If you are currently planning a public proposal, take note.

While at the races at Fairyhouse in Ireland, one man chose a very special moment to get down on one knee. But there were a few plot twists.

Television presenters Gary O'Brien and Lisa O'Neill were discussing the events of the day and the results of the races when two unknown men appeared behind them.

All of a sudden one of the men goes down on one knee and pulls the ring from his pocket.

What happens next will either have you crying tears of laughter or tears of sadness.
30 Nov 2021 English South Africa Society & Culture · Personal Journals

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