Davie and Margaret Hunter have celebrated 70 years of marriage (Renaissance Care/PA)
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A couple who live in a care home have credited “having a laugh” for their 70 years of marriage, as they celebrated their platinum anniversary.
Davie Hunter, 93, and his wife Margaret, 89, marked 70 years of “blissful” marriage on March 31.
They met while working in a Schweppes factory in Glasgow and married in 1951 at Balornock Chapel, with a reception at Mrs Hunter’s mother’s house costing £25.
Scots care home couple say secret to 70-year marriage is having a laugh
Davie Hunter, 93, and his wife Margaret, 89, marked a massive seven decades of blissful marriage
Davie and Margaret share a kiss as they mark the milestone (Image: PA)
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Davie Hunter, 93, and his wife Margaret, 89, marked 70 years of blissful marriage on March 31. They met while working in a Schweppes factory in Glasgow and married in 1951 at Balornock Chapel, with a reception at Mrs Hunter s mother s house costing £25. Originally from Yoker, they settled in Cumbernauld and had two children. They moved into Renaissance Care s Rosepark Care Home in Uddingston in January so Mrs Hunter could receive full-time support. On celebrating their seventh decade together, the couple shared the secret of their successful marriage, putting it down to having a laugh . Mrs Hunter said: We still love each other as much as the day we met. The past 70 years have been absolute bliss with Davie - he is my best friend, and I can t wait to enjoy more times like these together at Rosepark.
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