WEDDING JOY FOR HERO OF GRENFELL
He thought he’d never see fiancee again Ceremony honours dad killed in blaze
Farhad and Nasrin will celebrate life and love to tell her fiancé that his father was among the suspected dead. The young couple cancelled their August wedding as DNA tests confirmed Saber’s death, and Farhad struggled with losing his dad, his home and all his possessions. They were forced to live in a hotel and relied on Saber, Farhad’s dad, died in blaze food handouts. But months later, Farhad went back to work at his father’s chauffeur business – and suggested they marry in his honour, at Christmas.
He said: “Organising the wedding has been a lifeline for my mum. She’s done everything, all the planning, making lots of decisions.
“It’s given us something to focus on, a happy occasion to look forward to.”
On December 26, the pair will finally get married in a traditional Afghan wedding with 400 family and friends. A public inquiry into the fire has reached the end of its first phase but the cause of the blaze is still unknown.
Several council members from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea have resigned over revelations that the cladding on the outside of
Read Nasrin’s full interview in Best magazine which is out on Tuesday the tower was not fit for purpose and allowed the fire to spread quickly. But for Farhad and Nasrin, hope for the future and the memory of Saber are the most important things to focus on. Nasrin added: “If there is one thing I have learned, it’s that things can be replaced but people and memories can’t.” scoops@sundaymirror.co.uk