Waterlooville couple say it's 'a lovely achievement' to reach 70th wedding anniversary

John and Betty Grey out on their mobility scooters during lockdown. Pictures: Contributed.

Those are the three things which John and Betty Grey say have got them to their 70th anniversary.

Betty, née Riley, smiles and says: ‘It’s such a lovely achievement.’

After courting for a while, Betty asked John if he would like to marry her because John was so shy when he was younger. He jumped at the chance and the couple tied the knot at a church in Wandsworth, London, on July 1, 1950.

John and Betty Grey on Remembrance Sunday last year. Pictures: Contributed.

The newlyweds honeymooned at St Ives, Cornwall, for two weeks and say ‘it was a great week’.

Three years after their wedding, John and Betty had their son Jonathon and then in 1956, Gillian came along.

John and Betty, both 92, now live with their daughter Gillian and son-in-law Bob in Waterlooville. To celebrate their platinum anniversary, they all enjoyed a small party at home.