Britain's Got Talent hopeful Colin Thackery has vowed to win the show so he can honour his late wife Joan three years after her death.
Speaking to The Mirror ahead of his audition on Saturday, the Chelsea pensioner, 89, said he wants to perform in front of The Queen, after spending 25 years serving in the 45th Regiment of the Royal Artillery.
Colin's audition will also be a surprise reunion with judge David Walliams, as a source exclusively told MailOnline that pair as the pair briefly met last year.
Determined: Britain's Got Talent hopeful Colin Thackery has vowed to win the show so he can perform in front of the Queen
Sweet: The Chelsea Pensioner, 89, told The Mirror his late wife Joan would be 'delighted' to see him take to the stage. She passed away three years ago after more than 60 years of marriage
Colin served in the Royal Artillery for 25 years and went to war in Korea just two weeks after marrying Joan.
The war hero lost some of his hearing after coming under attack, but has continued to sing well into his later years, and is the oldest contestant to audition this series.
When asked what his wife would think of his audition, Colin said: 'Joan had a very good alto voice. In fact, we both sang together in an operatic society. She would have been highly critical, if I'd done anything wrong.
'She was a typical northern girl, they don't say a lot, but they think a lot. But she would have been delighted.'
Proud: Colin is the oldest contestant to audition for BGT this series, and still continues to sing despite losing some of his hearing during his time in armed forces
Heroic: The war hero served in the Royal Artillery for 25 years and went to war in Korea just two weeks after marrying Joan
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