Divorces outnumbered marriages for the first time in 2020 due to Covid trends now
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Divorces outnumbered marriages for the first time ever during lockdown, it has been revealed.
New figures show that just 85,770 couples tied the knot in 2020 after the Government banned wedding ceremonies for much of the year.
It represented a record 61 per cent drop on the 219,850 marriages across England and Wales in 2019, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
Between the end of March and start of July, when the most stringent stay at home order was in place, just 264 marriages took place - compared with 71,883 the previous year.
September became the more popular month for weddings, rather than August as is traditional, after receptions for up to 30 guests were allowed.
New figures show that just 85,770 couples tied the knot in 2020 after the Government banned wedding ceremonies for much of the year (stock photo)
And one of the most popular days to get married was Wednesday November 4 as 1,425 managed to get wed the day before the second national lockdown began.
As there were fewer
