Hannah Fletcher at The Times Online

Frank and Anita Milford, aged 101 and 100 respectively, celebrated their 81st wedding anniversary yesterday. The couple married in 1928 after meeting at a YMCA dance in Plymouth, where they still live. In eight months’ time, they will beat the record of 81 years and 260 days for the longest British marriage.

They say that they still have daily squabbles. “Not big rows, just the odd cross word,” Mrs Milford said. “As far as I’m concerned, it’s healthy.”