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Films really can become reality it appears, as two cousins discovered after unexpectedly bumping into a long-lost cousin.

Ian Brandon, 74, and Malcolm Atkins, 73, were visiting their great, great, great grandfather's grave, Anthony Smith, on a planned day out - only to be met with a shock discovery.

As the Brits approached the grave, they found a couple from the US also paying their respects.

Rand Smith, 69, and his wife Janeel had made the 3,700-mile journey from Kansas City to Raunds, Northants, to see where his forefathers originated from.

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However, the pair were left completely gobsmacked when strangers, Ian and Malcolm, arrived from London and Essex on September 22 - and discovered they were

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