Couple's 60 years of marriage

LOVE and understanding is the key to 60 years of marriage for Seaford couple Beryl and Gilbert Blunt.

Beryl (nee Jackson), 83, was a hairdresser when she met Gilbert, 81, in Kenton, Middlesex.

They married on September 13, 1941, and had a daughter Denise in 1946 and a son Philip in 1953.

Gilbert studied at De Havillands and signed up with the RAF at the start of the Second World War. He served in Squadrons 50, 149 and nine as a Flight Lieutenant, trainer and navigator, and flew Wellington and Lancaster bombing raids over Berlin, Arnhem and Turin.

After the war he joined his father in the City where he worked in the import/export business, often travelling to Pakistan and India.

Daughter Denise said: By this time mum had given up hairdressing to become a full-time mum, making for us a wonderful family home always a mum to come home to.

The secret to their 60-year-marriage is love and understanding. There was never an argument.

The Diamond couple, from The Causeway, moved to Seaford in 1978. They celebrated their anniversary with their family at the weekend. They have two grandchildren. L38073d