World's oldest person celebrates turning 117 in Lightwater

Caterham met her husband Norman, a lieutenant colonel in the British Army, at a dinner party in the UK in 1931. They later lived in Hong Kong, where she set up a nursery school. She raised two daughters, both of whom died before her. Norman also died in 1976. One of her sisters, Gladys, lived to be 104. Caterham, who was still driving at 97, was visited by King Charles last September, just after her 116th birthday. During their meeting, she recalled his 1969 investiture as the Prince of Wales, saying, 'All the girls were in love with you and wanted to marry you.' However, Jeanne Calment, a French woman, remains the oldest person ever, having lived to 122 years and 164 days, according to Guinness World Records.