ACNS: Diamond wedding anniversary
November 19, 2007

Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary with a service at Westminster Abbey today.

They were married on Thursday 20th November 1947 and the service of celebration for their diamond anniversary was held a day early to allow them to leave for a return visit to Malta – their first home as a married couple.

The service was attended by TRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall together with TRH Prince William and Prince Harry and many other members of the Royal Family. the rest photo

Archbishop of Canterbury
Sermon given at the Service of Celebration to mark the Diamond Wedding Anniversary

Excerpt: " And Christian marriage goes that one step further and says that for those who can grasp it this relationship between a man and a woman is now a living sign of God's relation to the world, and of what God thinks about human capacity and dignity. It is a sign telling us that God is to be trusted to be faithful - and that God trusts us to echo that faithfulness."