Ethel Caterham, the world’s oldest person, turned 116 on Thursday, August 21. She celebrated quietly with family at her care home in Surrey, taking the day “at her own pace,” staff said.

Born in Shipton Bellinger, England, in 1909—five years before World War I—Caterham became the world’s oldest living person after Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas died in April. Her status is confirmed by the Gerontological Research Group (GRG) and LongeviQuest.

Now a great-grandmother with three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren, Caterham has outlived her husband Norman (d. 1976) and both daughters. She was the last living subject of King Edward VII and only stopped driving around age 100. She played bridge into old age and survived COVID-19 at 110.

Asked about her secret to longevity, she once said: “Never arguing with anyone! I listen and I do what I like.”

Her care home said she won’t be giving interviews, adding, “The King may be her one concession.” Last year, King Charles III congratulated her on turning 115, calling it a “truly remarkable milestone.”

The oldest verified person ever remains Jeanne Calment of France, who lived to 122. Briton John Tinniswood briefly held the title of world’s oldest man in 2024 before dying in November at 112.

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