US EditionWorld's oldest person turns 116 in UK
Ethel Caterham, Britain's oldest ever person, became the world's oldest living individual in April 2025 and is among the oldest known Covid-19 survivors at age 110, care home said.
- Ethel Caterham marked her 116th birthday on August 21, 2025, in a care home in Lightwater, Surrey, spending the day quietly with family at her own pace.
- Caterham took the world title in April after the death of Sister Inah Canbarro Lucas, who was 116.
- Born on August 21, 1909, Caterham in Shipton Bellinger, Hampshire, she witnessed two world wars, four coronations, and drove until age 97.
- The care home marked the milestone by renaming a section 'Ethel's Garden', refurbishing her patio, and staff thanked well-wishers as King Charles III sent a card last year.
- Having survived COVID at 110, Caterham credits her longevity to a positive outlook and recalled, `Never arguing with anyone, I listen and I do what I like`, after sailing alone to India at 18.
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Britain's oldest ever person is celebrating her 116th birthday today, spending the special day quietly with family at her Surrey care home.Ethel Caterham, who's believed to be the world's oldest living person, has turned down all media interview requests, though she'd welcome any birthday wishes from King Charles.The supercentenarian became the planet's oldest person in April when Brazilian nun Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas passed away at 116.**AR…
Born in 1909, Ethel Caterham, from Hampshire, celebrates her 116th birthday in her Surrey retirement home The oldest of the world, the British Ethel Caterham, celebrates her 116th birthday on Thursday,
The oldest of the world, the British Ethel Caterham, celebrates her 116th birthday on Thursday, announced the retirement home in which she lives. ...
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