Marriage proposal joy for mum in front of thousands of football fans three years after sudden death of fiance on holiday

Catherine Francis thought she'd just won a pair of hospitality tickets for Swansea City, so was a little surprised when club compere Kev Johns started leading her onto the pitch at half-time.

Then she turned round to see her partner of two years - Ben Keefe - on bended knee with a very special question in mind.

Ben's marriage proposal came in front of thousands of fans watching Swansea City's triumph over Coventry City at the Swansea.com Stadium

The newly engaged couple have since become a viral sensation online with 12,000 views of the proposal and messages of love and support coming from all over.

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And it was an extra special moment for Catherine, who lost the father-of-her children three years ago.

Ben said he'd know he wanted to propose in quite a different way. The football fan said he not only wanted to share his match-day experience with his partner, but also the rest of their lives together.

Enjoying a dominant Swansea performance, Ben nervously shrunk into his chair as half-time approached "out of nowhere".

Sporting his trusted pair of shorts, he managed to trick Catherine into believing they had won a pair of hospitality tickets. Then, with the cunning distraction from Kevin Johns, Catherine, cheered on by her two children on the sidelines, Annabelle, 12 and William, 8, turned around to discover "the icing on the cake" was her partner on one knee.

"I initially thought we had just won a pair of tickets when Kevin Johns grabbed and pulled my hand onto the pitch, I was wondering why he was dragging me on the field and told me to turn around. I turned around the wrong way at first and that's when I saw Ben on one knee," laughed Catherine as