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
.
