An incredible grandmother has just lately celebrated her 109th birthday, making her solely 4 years youthful than the oldest residing individual within the UK.
Olive Edwards, a retired instructor who lives in North Yorkshire, is a mother-of-two, grandmother-of-four and great-grandmother-of-six.
Requested what the key is to her longevity, she replied that it’s as a result of she is ‘cussed’ and has at all times eaten three meals a day, based on the Metro.
She stated she particularly likes to eat salmon and asparagus and drinks plenty of water.
She additionally likes to spend her time studying, knitting and stitching.
Olive Edwards celebrates her 109th party at Birchlands Care Dwelling in Haxby, North Yorkshire
Ms Edwards stated she has reached the unbelievable age by being ‘cussed’ and having three meals a day
Requested about her wholesome consuming habits, Olive replied: ‘I at all times ate three meals a day. Salmon and asparagus is my favorite meal, and I at all times drank loads of water and nonetheless do.’
She additionally credit her astonishing age to staying energetic and maintaining busy with hobbies.
‘Once I was 80, I used to play soccer and cricket with my grandsons,’ she added.
To have fun her particular 109th birthday the cooks at Birchlands Care Dwelling in Haxby, North Yorkshire – the place Ms Edwards lives – made Olive her favorite meal.
She was additionally over the moon to obtain a birthday card from King Charles congratulating her on the landmark achievement.
Ms Edwards has lived by way of two World Wars and seen the world round her change enormously.
There are 154 British residents with ‘supercentenarian’ standing.
At the moment, the oldest residing individual within the UK at 113 years and 207 days is Ethel Caterham who was born on August 21 1909.
Charlotte Hughes holds the title for the longest-living individual ever documented within the UK at 116 years.
The world’s longest-living individual ever is Jeanne Calment, who died on the age of 122.
She was born in Arles, France on February 21 1875 and died on August 4 1997 in a nursing house in Arles.
On her one hundred and twentieth birthday she joked: ‘I’ve waited 110 years to be well-known, I rely on making the most of it.’
The retired instructor along with her birthday card from King Charles
Chef Tyrone on the Birchlands Care Dwelling making Ms Edwards’s favorite meal