Aisha Tukur
Happily married couples who are partial to pork products took part in a somewhat quirky 900-year-old tradition on Saturday.
The Dunmow Flitch Trials, where couples have to prove in a mock courtroom that their love is still true, take place every four years in the Essex village of Great Dunmow.
Loved-up pairs wanting to show their romance is still sizzling can come from anywhere, as long as they have been married for a year and a day and can prove they have “not wished themselves unmarried” for that period, in an attempt to win a flitch – a side of bacon.
Emma Hynds and Emma D’Costa, who were the first same-sex couple to be cross-examined by the jury, said it was a “privilege” to be at this year’s event.
They were one of five couple facing this trials this year.
Mrs Hynds, who grew up in the village, said it was something she always wanted to be involved in.
“I think the world has changed a lot over the last few years and with a tradition it’s good to encourage everyone to be a part of it – same sex or regardless,” she added.
Mrs D’Costa said: “To be the first same sex couple is historic and something we’re proud to be a part of.
“It’s just nice that [the organisers] have acknowledged that because not many places do.”
