by Ben Hinchliffe | Sep 21, 2025 | News, Popular
On Thursday, 18 September, the world’s oldest person, Ethel Caterham, 116, had the honour of receiving a special visit from King Charles III, marking a significant moment as he personally travelled to meet the oldest-ever British person. Mrs. Caterham chose to...
by Ben Hinchliffe | Aug 27, 2025 | News, Visit Reports
In the quintessential, charming village of Lightwater in Surrey lives a very special person, Ethel Caterham, a person who never set out to be the World’s Oldest Person, nor the oldest ever British person. She, as she has done all her life, just takes it one day at a...
by Ben Hinchliffe | Aug 20, 2025 | Birthday Reports, News, Popular
On 21 August, in the picturesque village of Lightwater, Surrey, United Kingdom, the world’s oldest person, Ethel Caterham, is celebrating her 116th birthday with a special gathering at her care home attended by family and fellow residents. She received her wish to eat...
by Ben Hinchliffe | May 30, 2025 | News, Popular
On 30 May, Ethel Caterham – the world’s oldest living person – received the LongeviQuest World’s Oldest Person trophy in recognition of the aforementioned title. Mrs. Caterham was presented with the trophy at a special afternoon tea by the manager of her care home on...
by Stefan Maglov | Apr 30, 2025 | News, Popular
Ethel Caterham, the oldest British person in history and a resident of Surrey, England, has become the world’s oldest living person as of today, 30 April. At the age of 115 years, 252 days, she succeeds Inah Canabarro Lucas, who passed away today in Porto Alegre,...
by Ben Hinchliffe | Apr 7, 2025 | News
LongeviQuest is pleased to confirm that the oldest living person in Europe and second-oldest person in the world, Ethel Caterham, has become the oldest ever British person upon reaching the age of 115 years and 229 days. Mrs. Caterham set the new British longevity...
