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A couple in London celebrated their 80th wedding anniversary on Wednesday.
The couple -- 105-year-old Percy Arrowsmith and 100-year-old Florence -- already hold the Guinness World Records for the longest marriage and the oldest aggregate age of a married couple.
The couple celebrated their anniversary at home with coffee and snacks with family and friends.
Percy and Florence claim that the secrets of the world's longest marriage are-- don't sleep on an argument, always share a kiss and hold hands before going to bed.
Percy and his wife were married on June 1, 1925. The couple met at their church in Hereford in western England, where Percy sang in the choir and Florence was a Sunday schoolteacher.
Queen Elizabeth II sent her congratulations to the Arrowsmiths. "What a splendid achievement. I send you my warm congratulations and best wishes for your 80th wedding anniversary," the Queen's card said.
The Arrowsmiths have three children, six grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
The couple's daughter Jane Woolley said her parents were both 'very perky'.
"She says she can't dance any longer but it feels good to have been married for 80 years," Woolley said, adding, "She says she can still have a drink."