Gift experience company Red Letter Days added an option to apply for flights back to the UK to see their mums after research showed

the nation's maternal figures wanted for Mother's Day was to spend time with their children, and were inundated with so many touching stories, they ultimately opted to reunite four families.

Daniel, Claire, Zoe and Amanda, who now live in Australia, Japan, Australia and Mexico respectively, all bagged the chance to fly to see their mothers.

Daniel Tribe's mum Jo has been diagnosed with breast cancer twice since he moved to Melbourne in 2017 but he was unable to fly back to visit her due to his own health struggles with epilepsy and his and his wife's ongoing IVF journey, so he was delighted to secretly get back to London to meet with his mother at The Rubens at The Palace, Victoria.

He said: "Apart from the birth of my children and getting married, this is the best thing that’s ever happened to me”.

After 18 months apart, neither Zoe Murray nor her mum could hold back the tears when the "best friends" were reunited at Mr White's by Marco Pierre White in Leicester Square.

She said: “I just can’t believe this happened, we couldn’t have asked for a better time, and we really appreciate it all. To be able to spend this time with my Mum has just made my year.”

Visit redletterdays.co.uk/flight-home to see footage of the emotional reunions.