Platinum Anniversary 1956 in Headlines
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CELEBRATE a Platinum Wedding Anniversary by stepping back into 1956 through authentic Daily Mirror newspaper headlines and reports. Relive moments from that special year, including Queen Elizabeth II’s tour of Nigeria, Olympics highlights, the Suez Crisis and more. Personalise the book with names and a short message to create a meaningful and lasting anniversary gift.

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What's in this book?

THE QUEEN’S PLANE LANDS in Lagos, and the streets are filled with anticipation. Flags ripple in the breeze, children wave, and the crowds gather to catch a glimpse of Elizabeth II. She steps onto Nigerian soil, beginning her historic 1956 tour of the country. Everywhere she goes, she is met with warmth and pageantry, a royal presence marking a moment of connection across the Commonwealth.

Travel back to the year it all began. Step into 1956 through authentic newspaper articles, carefully curated from original Daily Mirror reports of the time. Discover a vivid glimpse into a couple’s first year together — a year defined by resilience, hope, and transformation.

Featuring:

– The Clean Air Act and national response to smog
– Suez Crisis and Britain
’s changing international role
– Royal engagements: Elizabeth II
’s tour of Nigeria and Calder Hall opening
– Iconic cinema, theatre, and music, including Laurence Olivier and Marilyn Monroe, Katie Johnson, Grace Kelly, Brigitte Bardot, Shirley Bassey, and Elvis Presley
– Soviet political shifts and Khrushchev
’s UK visit
– Launch of The Duke of Edinburgh
’s Award and Premium Bonds
– Olympics highlights: Chris Brasher
’s steeplechase victory, Jim Laker’s 19 wickets, and the ‘Blood in the Water’ water polo match
– Historic sporting achievements across horse racing, football, boxing, and cricket

A thoughtful Platinum Wedding Anniversary gift. Personalise the book with names and a short message to create a one-of-a-kind keepsake — a journey into times past, brought to life through contemporary newspapers.

Archivist insight: We reproduce these newspaper articles from scan archives. Some pages may contain blemishes or slight imperfections, reflecting the authentic character of the original publications.

Size & Quality

Cover: Hardback

Size: Tabloid (29.8 cm x 36.4 cm)

Pages: 160+

Paper source: Our books use responsibly sourced paper from FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified paper manufacturers.

How is this book personalised?

Name: first name up to 13 characters, and an optional surname up to 13 characters, printed on the cover.

Gift Box: optional (see image for an example of our gift boxes)

Personal message: use the prewritten dedication, or write one for us to print, which will appear on the first page.

Platinum Anniversary 1956 in Headlines FAQs

How long will this book take to arrive?

Each of our orders is printed on demand, made special just for you and the reader you’ve created it for! Typically, it takes 1-3 days for our workshops to receive, make, and finally hand each order over to the postal carriers for delivery.

What name can I enter in the personalisation?

Enter the name as you wish it to be printed on the book. You have a maximum of 13 characters for the first name and surname – which is optional. Please only use standard characters that may be part of someone's name. This include accents. Make sure to double-check your spelling.

Do you include every single headline? Whatever the subject matter?

We do. We don’t edit history. Unless there was no newspaper produced on that day we include the headline whatever it is. We think that every headline is an important piece of history, and to skip over the not-so-nice ones would mean tampering with the story.

What’s the earliest birthday you can accommodate for The Mirror birthday books?

We can make books for anyone with a birthday from 1920 onwards (and we set the latest ‘start year’ as 1998 - anyone born later than this would have a very slim book!). Before this date, the quality of the newspapers gets a little patchy as they’re so old. The book will include headlines up to the last month: so if their birthday is 12th August 1971 and you order a book on the 13th September, your book will have a page from every year including this year.

So the book will include every single headline from the year they were born until the present day?

Yes, but there are a few small caveats to this rule. Due to things like strikes and public holidays, sometimes a newspaper was simply not printed on a specific day.

Details below:
• If you're ordering for a birthday after 1998, your birthday newspaper book will include 25 historical newspaper front pages, each followed by a blank page. Handy for scribbling down stories and memories and attaching old photos.

• The birthday newspaper book will only include this year's birthday page if it is ordered 30 days after the selected date.

• No newspapers are printed on Christmas Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday or during strikes, in which case a front page from the day after will be used. Papers are also occasionally withdrawn for legal reasons.