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| Ethel Caterham, world's oldest living person, marks 116th birthday | Ethel Caterham, world's oldest living person, marks 116th birthday |
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| Ethel Caterham received a card from the King on her 115th birthday in 2024 | Ethel Caterham received a card from the King on her 115th birthday in 2024 |
| The world's oldest living person is celebrating turning 116. | |
| Ethel Caterham, who lives in a care home in Lightwater, Surrey, became the oldest living person in April following the death of Brazilian nun Sister Inah Canbarro Lucas aged 116. | Ethel Caterham, who lives in a care home in Lightwater, Surrey, became the oldest living person in April following the death of Brazilian nun Sister Inah Canbarro Lucas aged 116. |
| Born on 21 August 1909, she is the last surviving subject of Edward VII. | Born on 21 August 1909, she is the last surviving subject of Edward VII. |
| His great-great-grandson Charles III sent Mrs Caterham a card to mark her 115th birthday in 2024. | His great-great-grandson Charles III sent Mrs Caterham a card to mark her 115th birthday in 2024. |
| Mrs Caterham became the world's oldest living person in April | Mrs Caterham became the world's oldest living person in April |
| Mrs Caterham was born three years before the Titanic disaster, eight years before the Russian Revolution and lived through two world wars. | Mrs Caterham was born three years before the Titanic disaster, eight years before the Russian Revolution and lived through two world wars. |
| Born in Shipton Bellinger, Hampshire, the second youngest of eight children, she was raised in Tidworth in Wiltshire. | Born in Shipton Bellinger, Hampshire, the second youngest of eight children, she was raised in Tidworth in Wiltshire. |
| As a teenager she worked as an au pair in India, and later lived in Hong Kong and Gibraltar with her husband Norman, a lieutenant colonel in the army. | As a teenager she worked as an au pair in India, and later lived in Hong Kong and Gibraltar with her husband Norman, a lieutenant colonel in the army. |
| A statement released by her care home said: "Ethel and her family are so grateful for all of the kind messages and interest shown to her as she celebrates her 116th birthday this year. | A statement released by her care home said: "Ethel and her family are so grateful for all of the kind messages and interest shown to her as she celebrates her 116th birthday this year. |
| "Ethel will spend the day quietly with her family so that she can enjoy it at her own pace. Thank you again for your kind wishes on this special day." | "Ethel will spend the day quietly with her family so that she can enjoy it at her own pace. Thank you again for your kind wishes on this special day." |
| The oldest person who ever lived, whose age could be verified, was Frenchwoman Jean Louise Calment, who died in 1997 at the age of 122 years and 164 days. | The oldest person who ever lived, whose age could be verified, was Frenchwoman Jean Louise Calment, who died in 1997 at the age of 122 years and 164 days. |
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