Devoted grandparents so in love after 60 years together

A couple from East Lothian have celebrated their diamond wedding with best wishes from the Queen.

Sonny and Charlotte Rowley celebrated their 60th anniversary with their family and a congratulatory card from Her Majesty.

The couple have spent most of their lives living in Tranent.

They married at St Giles' Registry office in Edinburgh on 3 February 1950.

While Sonny, now 84, spent his working life as a miner, Charlotte, 90 was a housewife.

She also volunteered at the Tranent Day Care Centre on Church Street serving meals for two hours a week in the drop-in cafe.

Her co-workers at the centre described them as "a lovely couple".

One said: "Charlotte is a lovely lady, a good laugh, a good worker and she has a lovely smile. They have always been a couple so much in love and we still get a Christmas card from them each year."

The couple have four children, Alistair Rowley, 48, who lives in Tranent, June Bell, 55, who lives in Edinburgh, Betty McKeown, aged 56, who lives in Port Seton and Agnes Young, 59, who travelled across from her home in Carnoustie in Angus for the celebrations. The couple are also devoted grandparents and have seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.

Daughter Betty paid tribute to them and said: "They were really quite pleased to get the card from the Queen."

Golf heroine Catriona Matthew is celebrating after being presented with the Freedom of East Lothian.

Ms Matthew, a mother of two from North Berwick, was made an MBE during this year's New Year Honours List.

The sporting star, who is the second person to be given the honour, was presented with the title at an investiture ceremony, held at the Marine Hotel.

The Freedom of East Lothian medal and accompanying scroll were presented by East Lothian Provost Sheena Richardson.

Freeman or Freewoman is an honorary title, given to those with outstanding contribution to local or national life and is the highest honour a council can award. The first recipient of the title was renowned Port Seton-born artist John Bellany, who was presented with the honour in 2005.

The golfing star's previous awards include Scottish Girls golf champion, Scottish under-21 champion, Scottish Amateur Champion and the British Women's Amateur title.

She has played several times for the European Solheim Cup Team and was voted the Ladies European Tour Players Player of the Year in 2009.

She was also the first Scot to win the Women's British Open at Royal Lytham and St Anne's golf club.