The oldest person in Britain has died at the age of 112.
Joan Hocquard shared her birthday, 29 March 1908, with the world's oldest man Bob Weighton, who died in Hampshire in May.
She died at her home in Dorset on Saturday, her nephew Paul Reynolds said.
Mr Reynolds said his aunt believed there was no secret to a long life and "enjoyed butter and cream and she scoffed at the idea of dieting".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-54681140
The World's oldest ever female was Jeanne Louise Calment (122 years old) - When asked on her 120th birthday what she expected from the future, she replied: "I expect a short one."
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I think the secrets being born on 29th March.
Family friend of my mrs side of family hit 100 last week and still going strong. Still very fast upstairs!
Proper food, sleep and outdoor exercise is probably the key.
Family friend of my mrs side of family hit 100 last week and still going strong. Still very fast upstairs!
Proper food, sleep and outdoor exercise is probably the key.
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Brilliant.FactualFrank wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 3:43 pm
The World's oldest ever female was Jeanne Louise Calment (122 years old) - When asked on her 120th birthday what she expected from the future, she replied: "I expect a short one."
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In better news, the worlds youngest person was born today too.
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Actually the oldest person in Britain is still alive.
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That's what I always think when I see a headline like that !boatshed bill wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 8:07 pmActually the oldest person in Britain is still alive.
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I was panicking there: I thought Claret Tony had popped his clogs and was worried about who would run UptheClarets.
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If I could offer any advice it would be to stay off the butter n cream.boatshed bill wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 8:07 pmActually the oldest person in Britain is still alive.
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But for some reason they never seem to live long.boatshed bill wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 8:07 pmActually the oldest person in Britain is still alive.
One of Jeanne Calment's ironies was that when she was 70, she signed a contract with a 25 year old solicitor that he would pay her x amount per year for the rest of her life and that would be the purchase price of her Paris flat. If she died at 71, he would have got a huge bargain. As he died first, aged 75 or so, it wasn't such a bargain after all.