Fantastic !! Fabulous research, Kent. Thanks so much. Yes - the
couple got telegrams from the Queen, our Prime Minister, the Premier
of the State of Victoria, The Chief Justice of our Supreme Court and
their local Member Of Parliament. It was a wonderful occasion.
Cheers !
Ron
On 04/06/2007, at 1:38 PM, Kent Olson wrote:
> 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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