Colney Heath couple who first met as children celebrate diamond wedding anniversary
Roy & Pauline Franklin celebrate their diamond wedding anniversary - Credit: Archant
A couple who first met taking piano lessons in Colney Heath celebrated their 60th year of marriage last week.
Roy & Pauline Franklin celebrate their diamond wedding anniversary - Credit: Archant
Roy, 83, and Pauline Franklin, 81, learned their scales together aged just nine and seven before going their separate ways.
Roy explained: “I came home from doing my national service in the Middle East and saw her [Pauline] at a dance.
“I realised that she was not a little girl any more and I said, ‘can I walk you home tonight?’ – we’ve been together ever since.”
But the couple, who now have two daughters, three grandchildren and a great-grandson, said it was not always plain-sailing.
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Roy explained: “Her mother was quite strong with me. She used to chuck me out every night.”
To celebrate their diamond wedding anniversary, the Franklins are going on a seven-day cruise, stopping off in France, Spain and Guernsey.
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Asked the secret of a long-lasting marriage, Pauline said: “It’s important to always talk things over and work things out together.”
Roy said: “There are three things in life that mean the most to me: the first one is the wife; you’ve got to get on with her. The second thing is the family and third thing is the football.”
Having supported Luton Town for more than 60 years, Roy knows a thing or two about loyalty. The couple had this advice for young people of today: “You’ve got to love each other. Make time for each other. You’ve got to talk, to communicate.”
