A stunned man spotted himself as a child in the background of his fiancee's holiday photo from 10 years ago.

Verona Koliqi and partner Mirand Buzaku were looking through old pictures together when they noticed something unusual.

After looking closely at the photograph, the pair noticed that a young Mirand was in the background on a yellow inflatable bed.

After looking closely at the photograph, the pair noticed that a young Mirand was in the background on a yellow inflatable bed

Verona Koliqi and partner Mirand Buzaku were looking through old pictures together when they made the surprising discovery

Verona told Yahoo: 'He said, 'Hold up, I think that's me! We both looked at each other and said, 'No way, that can't be true'.

'I never knew something like this could happen, even though I've heard a saying: 'You will have passed your soulmate at least once … before you actually meet up.'

The couple didn't meet properly until years later in Kosovo when Verona was visiting her home country from London.

They got engaged a year later in Turkey and are soon set to get married.

The couple met years later in Kosovo when Verona was visiting her home country from London. They got engaged a year later in Turkey

The photograph has racked up tens of thousands of likes and comments on Instagram from across the globe - with users saying the couple were 'meant to be'.

One commented: 'So cool! My boyfriend and I discovered that we were unknowingly were at the same small concert (which maybe 50 people attended) about 4 years before we met. It's wonderful and no coincidence.'