Her name is Ethel May Caterham.
This Wednesday, the dean of humanity is dead. Sister Inah Cannabaro Lucas, Brazilian who devoted her life to God, died at the age of 116.
Two wars, 6 monarchs, 27 prime ministers …
We now know who succeeded him as the oldest person in the world. It is another woman, an Englishwoman, who is called Ethel May Caterham. Born in Shipton Bellinger, west of London, Ethel is 115 years and 253 days. One of his sisters also exceeded 100 years of age and died at 104.
Mom of 2 girls, granny of 3 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren, Ethel lived a life made of travel, twists and turns.
The world’s oldest person has changed following the death of Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas, aged 116.
Meet Ethel. She has lived through two world wars. the first Moon landing, the fall of the Berlin Wall, six monarchs and much more.
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She notably went to India when she was very young in order to work there as a peer girl. She returned three years later and met her husband. A soldier who took her to Hong Kong where she opened … a children’s daycare.
In short, Ethel’s life is a novel: the Daily Mail specifies that it has “crossed” two wars, 6 monarchs and 27 primary ministers.
