LONG-term marriages across Hampshire will be celebrated at a special service.

Couples who have been married between 60 and 75 years will gather at Romsey Abbey to give thanks for their marriages and to mark the Queen’s 65th wedding anniversary in November and the Diamond Jubilee year.

The Queen has sent a message to be read out at the service, which will include a renewal of vows for the couples.

The celebration, on November 24 at 2pm, will be led by the Vicar of Romsey, the Rev Tim Sledge, assisted by the Pastor of St Sebastian’s Community Church, the Rev Paul Burrows-Gibson.