A DEVOTED husband died suddenly during a dream holiday to celebrate his wedding anniversary.

Keith Parry (54) travelled to Egypt with wife Kay to mark 30 years together.

Just hours after they enjoyed a romantic meal and a walk along the Nile, however, diabetes sufferer Keith became seriously ill.

He was rushed to hospital where he died the night before he was due to be discharged.

Mrs Parry said, “The holiday was special and meant a lot to both of us. We were having a brilliant time until Keith fell ill.

“All the time I thought he was going to make it. It never entered my mind that I’d be flying home alone.”

Mr Parry, who ran his own firm supplying and manufacturing scientific equipment, first met his wife in London.

They moved back to Aberdeen and eventually tied the knot.

The couple had three children, Craig (26) and twins Gemma-Louise and Amy-Nyree (23).

In a strange twist of fate Keith was first diagnosed with diabetes while on a holiday to the Maldives to celebrate his 25th wedding anniversary.

Mrs Parry said, “It’s strange because he suddenly fell ill back then too.

“He was diagnosed with an ear infection, and doctors discovered he had diabetes.”

He had to take tablets every day to control the illness, but it was kept in check and he experienced no major problems.

Mrs Parry said it never stopped him living life to the full—so the condition did not enter his mind when he booked the trip to Luxor.

The couple were booked into a luxury hotel and were making the most of their time together.

However, just seven days into the holiday, Keith was hit by severe bouts of vomiting and diarrhoea.

He became hypoglycemic, a condition caused by diabetes which means the blood-sugar level becomes too low.

For two days he was cared for by local doctors in the hotel room, but was rushed to hospital as his condition deteriorated.

His wife was told he was going to make a full recovery, and returned to the hotel the night before he was due to be discharged.

“I was beside myself when I got there the next morning and I was told Keith had died. I just couldn’t believe it,” she said.

“I didn’t want to leave him in the first place, but the nurses said he was happy and he wasn’t in any danger.

“I was riddled with guilt, because if it wasn’t for me then he wouldn’t have been in Egypt at all—he would probably still be here.”

She was given the opportunity to bury her husband in Egypt, but knew he would have wanted to be laid to rest in his native Scotland.

The body arrived home this week, and his funeral takes place on Monday at Aberdeen Crematorium.

Mrs Parry said, “We’re going to celebrate his life the best way we can. He was a very special person.”