This year would have been a diamond anniversary - but Gay Byrne didn't need a milestone to realise how lucky he was to marry Kathleen Watkins

"Had he not died five years ago, they would have celebrated their diamond anniversary earlier this year. Then again, Gay Byrne didn't need a Hallmark milestone to know that he had secured the jewel in the crown when he met Kathleen Watkins."

"He was introduced to the young Saggart woman, who died earlier today aged 90, in 1957 by optician Donal MacNally. This gave Gaybo one of his favourite lines."

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