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| Couple's 81st wedding anniversary | Couple's 81st wedding anniversary |
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| Britain's longest living married couple have celebrated their 81st wedding anniversary. | Britain's longest living married couple have celebrated their 81st wedding anniversary. |
| Frank and Anita Milford, who live together in a nursing home in Plymouth, Devon, exchanged vows on 26 May, 1928. | Frank and Anita Milford, who live together in a nursing home in Plymouth, Devon, exchanged vows on 26 May, 1928. |
| Frank is 101 and Anita will be 101 next month. In February they will break the record to become the longest married couple in Britain. | Frank is 101 and Anita will be 101 next month. In February they will break the record to become the longest married couple in Britain. |
| They say they still have little arguments, but will always have a kiss and cuddle before they go to bed. | They say they still have little arguments, but will always have a kiss and cuddle before they go to bed. |
| The pair, who said there was no "magic secret" to a happy marriage, met at a YMCA dance in the St Budeaux area of Plymouth in 1926 and were married two years later at Torpoint register office. | The pair, who said there was no "magic secret" to a happy marriage, met at a YMCA dance in the St Budeaux area of Plymouth in 1926 and were married two years later at Torpoint register office. |
| Blitz escape | Blitz escape |
| Mr Milford worked at Devonport dockyard until his retirement at the age of 60. | Mr Milford worked at Devonport dockyard until his retirement at the age of 60. |
| The couple stayed in Plymouth throughout World War II. | |
| During the Blitz they narrowly escaped two bombs, including one which fell on their house. | |
| They have two children, five grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. | They have two children, five grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. |
| Their 74-year-old son, also called Frank, said the main secret of his parents' wedded bliss was simply being happy with each other. | Their 74-year-old son, also called Frank, said the main secret of his parents' wedded bliss was simply being happy with each other. |
| "They've enjoyed themselves, enjoyed their lives very much but they've been always very content with their lot," he said. | "They've enjoyed themselves, enjoyed their lives very much but they've been always very content with their lot," he said. |