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Jake Meeus-Jones

'I told my grandparents I couldn't join them on trip - then surprised them on flight'

A woman told her grandparents she couldn't meet them on their trip to Europe, only to sneak onto their flight and surprise them.

Andrea Valentina, 22, shocked her grandparents - Ada, 78, and Jesus Rious, 80 - as they boarded a flight at Miami International Airport bound for Paris, France, and even managed to get a seat next to them.

Her grandparents were jetting off to visit Andrea's mum, Teri Valentina, 52, who was living in the French capital at the time, and to celebrate her Jesus's 80th birthday.

Andrea told her mum that she was going to surprise them on the plane and asked if she could book a hotel for the four of them.

Andrea filmed the moment she boarded the plane and captured her grandparent's astonishment.

Ada and Jesus were totally shocked by the surprise (Andrea Valentina / SWNS)
The couple were bound for Paris (Andrea Valentina / SWNS)

Andrea, a blogger, from Miami, Florida, US, said: "They were in complete shock.

"My grandfather was looking at me like I was a ghost. He's a very intelligent man but he could just not understand how I got him.

"He was just asking me how I did it and my grandma was really excited. Luckily there was a seat right next to her.

"It was really difficult to keep quiet about it in the month leading up to the flight."

Andrea and her mum then took her grandparents to Le Train Bleu restaurant in the Gare de Lyon train station - famed for its stunning artistic interior.

Andrea managed to bag a seat next to them on the flight (Andrea Valentina / SWNS)
The happy family had a great time in Paris (Andrea Valentina / SWNS)

"We took them to this amazing restaurant and had the best time," Andrea said.

"We celebrated my grandad's 80th birthday there.

"It was their first experience of a Michelin star restaurant, which was funny because my grandma is a really picky eater.

"It was a really nice time to spend together."

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