Love and family make 70 years of happiness George and Annie’s platinum anniversary
A loving Shotts couple have celebrated an incredible 70 years of marriage in style.
George and Annie King marked seven decades of married bliss with a meal surrounded by their family.
Mr and Mrs King were wed on March 20, 1954, enjoyed their platinum anniversary and are as much in love now as they were all those years ago.
Proud daughter Lorraine Cranston said: “Mum will be 90 in September and dad will be 92 in October.
“They are very familyorientated and love spending time with their children Shirley, Richard and myself.
“They have six grandchildren who are Stephen, Richard, Tracy, Christopher, Lianne and Amy as well great-grandchildren Lewis, Sophia, Bella- Marie, Hudson and new addition AriaRaine.”
Married by Mr Porter in the town’s Congregational Manse, Annie worked in Wrens Nest and later as a shop assistant in the local Co-op.
George worked as a machinist in a few factories and as a miner in Hassockrigg Colliery.
Mr and Mrs King have three children Shirley, Richard and Lorraine as well as six grandchildren and great granddaughter Sophia.
When they are not spending time with their family, they enjoy working in their garden and trips to the theatre.
Lorraine added: “They love spending time in the garden. We just hope the weather in the summer is good and they can enjoy being out there again.”
Also in 1954, food rationing in Britain ended with the lifting of restrictions on the sale and purchase of meat, 14 years after it began early during World War
Two, while over in the US the first Burger King opened in Miami.
Actress Marilyn Monroe married baseball player Joe
DiMaggio at San Francisco City Hall and UEFA ( Union of European Foo t b a l l Associations) was formed in Basel, Switzerland.
They are very family orientated, and love spending time with children, Shirley, Richard and myself