FACTBOX: Queen Elizabeth marks 60th wedding anniversary

(Reuters) - Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh are marking their 60th wedding anniversary with a service of celebration at London's Westminster Abbey.

Here are five facts about the royal couple:

* Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip first met when they attended the wedding of Prince Philip's cousin, Princess Marina of Greece, to The Duke of Kent, who was an uncle of Princess Elizabeth, in 1934.

* Prince Philip had two stag parties the night before his wedding -- the first at the Dorchester Hotel to which media were invited and the second with his closest friends at the Belfry Club.

* The Royal couple received more than 2,500 wedding presents from well-wishers around the world. From India, there was a piece of crocheted, cotton lace made from yarn personally spun by Mahatma Gandhi. The central motif read "Jai Hind" (Victory for India).

* The Duke of Edinburgh is only one of a few consorts to reigning Queens in British history. William III was co-Sovereign with Mary II, although she, as daughter of James II, was nearer the throne than he. The husband of Queen Anne was not given the title of King, but remained Prince George of Denmark. Prince Albert was created Prince Consort by Queen Victoria in 1857.

* On Tuesday November 20, the actual day of their wedding anniversary, The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will travel to Malta where they lived as a young married couple from 1949-51 while The Duke was stationed there as a serving Royal Naval officer.

Sources: Reuters/Queen's website: www.royal.gov.uk/

(Writing by David Cutler, London Editorial Reference Unit; editing by Ralph Boulton)