Ron --
My faint idea is that you and the other attendees were quite correct
-- the 65th anniversary has no name other than "65th wedding
anniversary." My authority for this is Queen Elizabeth II, from whom
subjects can receive a congratulatory message "for diamond
(sixtieth), sixty-fifth and platinum (seventieth) weddings"
<http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/page4895.asp>.
According to http://www.anniversaryideas.co.uk/65th-wedding-anniversary.htm :
>This Wedding Anniversary does not have any traditional or modern
>materials associated against it. The most likely reason for this is
>to do with Queen Victoria! (1837-1901) Prior to Queen Victoria
>celebrating her 60th jubilee only the 75th Wedding Anniversary had a
>material associated against it above 60 years. With the 60th
>Anniversary being celebrated a material was given to the 60th and
>also the 70th, missing out the 65th Anniversary.
Cf.
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Weddings-1546/65th-Wedding-anniversary.htm
("According to my resources, the 65th anniversary, is considered
'diamond' just as the 60th is. Another resource said that the Blue
Spinel is also a choice of stone for the 65th. For some reason when
the 'powers that be' put together the anniversary listing, they went
from 60-70th and left out 65th, so it really is whatever you want it to be.")
Kent Olson
UVA Law Library
kolson@virginia.edu
At 11:55 AM 6/4/2007 +1000, Ronald Huttner wrote:
>I went to 65th wedding anniversary celebration yesterday and
>absolutely no-one there, including the elderly couple whose 65th
>anniversary it was, had the faintest idea what a 65th wedding
>anniversary is called !!
>Does any Law-Libber happen to know ?
>Thanks !
>
>Ron Huttner LL.B (Hons)
>(Retired) Barrister, Solicitor, Law Lecturer and Legal Researcher
>Melbourne
>Victoria
>Australia
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