Wedding Anniversary Marriage of Sixty Years - Diamond 

 

The sixtieth Wedding Anniversary is symbolised by the gift of diamond.

Known as the Diamond Wedding Anniversary, it was first associated with 60 years of marriage during Queen Victoria's reign. She celebrated her 60th Jubilee as a Diamond Jubilee and it became fashionable with high society to celebrate this anniversary as a diamond anniversary.

Traditional and Modern 60th wedding anniversary gifts have a theme of Diamonds.

A favourite stone for a engagement or eternity ring, most likely as it stands for "virtue" however its first meaning was "courage" which came from the Greek word "adamas" which translates to 'invincible'

The Queen sends out congratulatory messages to British citizens at home and abroad on their 60th, 65th and 70th anniversaries, and each one thereafter.

To receive yours, you need to complete a form and send it no sooner than three weeks prior to the anniversary date to: The Anniversaries Office, Buckingham Palace, London SW1A 1AA. You can download the form from the Internet at http://www.royalinsight.gov.uk .