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| UK's oldest person, Gladys Hooper, dies aged 113 | UK's oldest person, Gladys Hooper, dies aged 113 |
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| The UK's oldest person has died at the age of 113. | The UK's oldest person has died at the age of 113. |
| Gladys Hooper, from the Isle of Wight, who celebrated her birthday on 18 January, passed away at Highfield Nursing Home in Ryde at lunchtime. | Gladys Hooper, from the Isle of Wight, who celebrated her birthday on 18 January, passed away at Highfield Nursing Home in Ryde at lunchtime. |
| The former concert pianist was born in south-east London in 1903, the same year the Wright brothers made the first powered aircraft flight. | The former concert pianist was born in south-east London in 1903, the same year the Wright brothers made the first powered aircraft flight. |
| The great-grandmother was the country's most senior supercentenarian, according to the Gerontology Research Group. | The great-grandmother was the country's most senior supercentenarian, according to the Gerontology Research Group. |
| Her son Derek Hermiston, 85, said: "She just faded, 113-and-a-half is a good old age. | Her son Derek Hermiston, 85, said: "She just faded, 113-and-a-half is a good old age. |
| "We saw her this morning, she seemed reasonably well, she was sleeping. | "We saw her this morning, she seemed reasonably well, she was sleeping. |
| "We had left her for just about an hour when they called us to tell us she had passed away." | "We had left her for just about an hour when they called us to tell us she had passed away." |
| Last year, Mrs Hooper broke a Guinness World Record when she became the oldest person in the world - at 112 - to have a hip operation. | Last year, Mrs Hooper broke a Guinness World Record when she became the oldest person in the world - at 112 - to have a hip operation. |
| She moved into the nursing home following the operation. | She moved into the nursing home following the operation. |
| Mrs Hooper was widowed in 1977 when her husband, Leslie, who had been a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps in the two world wars, died. | |
| She had another great link to flight as she was good friends at college with Amy Johnson who went on to become a trail-blazing aviator. | She had another great link to flight as she was good friends at college with Amy Johnson who went on to become a trail-blazing aviator. |
| People from the US, Canada, Belgium and Australia passed on their birthday wishes on Facebook when Mrs Hooper turned 113 in January. | People from the US, Canada, Belgium and Australia passed on their birthday wishes on Facebook when Mrs Hooper turned 113 in January. |
| A video of Mrs Hooper talking about seeing a German airship being shot down over London during World War One has been seen by more than 850,000 people. | A video of Mrs Hooper talking about seeing a German airship being shot down over London during World War One has been seen by more than 850,000 people. |
| According to Office for National Statistics figures, there were 14,450 centenarians - people aged 100 and over - in the UK in 2014, with 780 estimated to be aged 105 or more. | According to Office for National Statistics figures, there were 14,450 centenarians - people aged 100 and over - in the UK in 2014, with 780 estimated to be aged 105 or more. |
| The oldest person in the world is thought to be Emma Morano, from Italy, who celebrated her 116th birthday last November, according to Gerontology Research Group. | The oldest person in the world is thought to be Emma Morano, from Italy, who celebrated her 116th birthday last November, according to Gerontology Research Group. |
| It had listed Mrs Hooper as the 12th oldest in the world. | It had listed Mrs Hooper as the 12th oldest in the world. |
| According to the website Oldest In Britain, Bessie Camm, who is 112 and from Rotherham, now becomes the oldest in the country. | According to the website Oldest In Britain, Bessie Camm, who is 112 and from Rotherham, now becomes the oldest in the country. |
| Gladys Hooper | Gladys Hooper |