The heartbreaking story behind an emotional restoration which brought viewers of TV's Repair Shop to tears can be revealed for the first time.
Grieving parents John and Margaret Ivin were left overwhelmed after a secret message from their late son Chris was turned into a treasured memorial.
Viewers were told how Chris, who died aged 35 after a battle with cancer, had penned the handwritten note on wallpaper in their kitchen when he was aged just 14.
It was discovered behind a cupboard at their south-east London family home during renovation works.
But a section of plaster containing the message which had been carefully removed by builders crumbled into pieces after being handed to Margaret - leaving the couple believing the poignant memento had been lost forever.
