Rylan Clark-Neal got the year off to a heartwarming start on ‘This Morning’, surprising an 89-year-old former WW2 codebreaker with the news that she would be heading off on her dream holiday.

As part of the show’s ‘Never Too Late’ series, Rylan visited Muriel Dindol, who was just 14 years old when she moved to Bletchley Park to help crack the enigma code.

Muriel was recently diagnosed with acute kidney failure and was under the impression she’d be doing an interview with Rylan.

However, he surprised her with the news that she’d be heading off a vintage stream train trip around the UK.

“I want to do it before the end,” she replied. “I don’t believe it. I want to give you a cuddle.”

After a VT showing Muriel and her daughter Diane on their steam train, pretty much everyone watching swiftly burst into tears:
“You might forget me but you’ll remember this”….. Aww bless you Muriel, you lovely lady. Wonderful mother & daughter memories made. Now that’s the sort of story I’d like to see more of on #thismorning. Now I seem to have something in my eye ?.

January 3, 2018
What a wonderful lady Muriel is!xx?Fabulous story thank you for sharing! Muriel still has the hand moves for jiving?You made Muriel’s day with an old fashion train journey,well done Rylan!?#NeverTooLate #ThisMorning

January 3, 2018
Oh my god @thismorning has broken my heart, what a diamond Muriel is ❤️ tears in full flow! #ThisMorning
Oh God!!!! @Rylan making dreams come true ??? I’m in bits, Muriel is a lovely Lady ❤️ #ThisMorning
God bless ya Muriel. What a woman. And thank you @thismorning for letting me do #NeverTooLate from a little idea to this. All worth it x
This was the final part of the show’s ‘Never Too Late’ segment and other surprises have included helping one 61-year-old finally get the chance to live out her dreams of being a singer