Henk (72) closed about 200 marriages, but is now too old: ‘Embarrassing form of age discrimination’

A grandfather who closes your marriage. Or an old aunt who apparently throws funny anecdotes off the cuff. In many municipalities, people in their seventies or eighties can be appointed wedding officiant for a day, but Westland wants to introduce an age limit. According to the alderman, the elderly make too many mistakes. “It is an embarrassing form of age discrimination. And factually incorrect too.”