After nearly 27 years of waiting, Alphie Meleyal, now 60, finally received a card in the mail in 1997, following a report by BBC Look North. Her ex-partner’s mother sent her the card.
Following Ms. Meleyal’s breakup with her then-partner Mandy, a card was sent with a note from Mandy’s mother, Eileen, expressing sadness over the breakup and wishing the two young ladies continued friendship.
After all these years, Ms. Meleyal was shocked to receive the card because she had no idea it had been made.
She told BBC, “I was shocked but pleased as punch that someone was thinking of me all that time ago.
“At first I thought it was a joke but when I got the letter I was excited and when I found out who it was from I was really touched. I am so happy I got it.”
Jackie Hill, the woman who now lives at the address, admitted to being “shocked” when a 26p stamped envelope landed unexpectedly in her mailbox.
“I didn’t realise it had a 1997 postmark until someone pointed it out so I was shocked,” she said.
“I thought it might have been important to her (Alphie) and I’m just so pleased it managed to get to her.”
A representative for Royal Mail provided a potential explanation, stating that rather than going missing for almost 27 years, the card most likely re-entered the postal system at some point.
“Once an item is in the postal system then it will be delivered to the address on the letter.”
Ms. Meleyal stated that “everything in the card had come true” because she is still in touch with Mandy nearly thirty years later and they get together at least once a year.
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