Forget the Ritz or the Waldorf.
The only place for Walter and Jean Parker to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary was a table with a view at Williams and Griffin's restaurant.
And the couple from Hubert Road, Lexden, Colchester, were "thrilled" and "flabbergasted" when the department store, where they have enjoyed lunch every week for the last 21 years, pulled out all the stops to make their diamond anniversary wish come true.
Walter and Jean Parker enjoying their Diamond wedding meal
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