Who is Ethel Caterham, 115 and new dean of humanity?

Briton Ethel Caterham, 115 ansis now the oldest person in the world, have announced specialized research groups after the death of Inah Canabarro Lucas this Thursday, May 1, 2025. This Brazilian nun had hitherto held the record, set at 116 years.

Born August 21, 1909 In a village in Hampshire, in the south of England, Ethel Caterham lives in a retirement home in Surrey, after having survived her husband and two daughters.

“I never argue with anyone”

Ethel Caterham is now the dean of humanity, according to the Research group in gerontology of the United States (GRG) and the database Longeviquet, after the death Wednesday of the Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas at the age of 116.

Ethel Caterham est The last living subject of King Édouard VIIwhose reign ended in 1910. It is also the The oldest British of all timeaccording to the Oldest in Britain database.

For her 115th anniversary, which she celebrated in August, she received a letter from King Charles III congratulating her to have reached this “remarkable step”. The secret of its longevity? “I never argue with anyone!” I listen and I do what I want “she said on this occasion.

Her husband died half a century ago

At the age of 18, Ethel Caterham went alone to India to work as a young girl with a family of soldiers, after a three -week boat trip.

Shortly after her return, she met her future husband, the soldier Norman Caterham, and they were married in 1933. The couple lived in Hong Kong and Gibraltar before returning to England.

Her husband died in 1976, aged around sixty years, now almost half a century ago.

She drove up to … 100 years old

Ethel Caterham continued to drive up to almost 100 years old and playing bridge Until advanced age. She even survived a covid-19 infection in 2020, according to the Telegraph.

The same year, she had entrusted to the BBC To have “taken everything with philosophy, the ups like the stockings” during his long life, rejoicing to have been able to “travel all over the world”.

She also entrusted to Salisbury Journal that it was essential to “Seize every opportunity”, “to have a positive mental attitude and consume everything in moderation”.

The new dean of humanity currently has three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

With AFP.

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