Overview

• Ethel Caterham, born on August 21, 1909, in Shipton Bellinger, Hampshire, is now officially recognized as the world’s oldest living person.
• Her age and status have been verified by LongeviQuest, the Gerontology Research Group, and Guinness World Records.
• Caterham is the first Briton to hold the title since Anna Williams in 1987 and has lived through six monarchs and 27 prime ministers.
• She attributes her longevity to maintaining a positive outlook, avoiding arguments, and doing what she enjoys.
• Caterham resides in Lightwater, Surrey, where a garden at her care home was named in her honor to celebrate her 115th birthday.