Britain's oldest person dies at the age of 111: Elsie Steele saw 6 君主s and 21 首相s

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Great-grandmother Elsie Steele considered meeting Princess Diana the most memorable moment of her life

広大な／多数の／重要な-grandmother Elsie Steele considered 会合 Princess Diana the most memorable moment of her life

Britain's oldest person has died - just 80 days short of turning 112.

Elsie Steele passed away on Monday at a care home in Repton, Derbyshire.

Staff paid 尊敬の印 to the 'spirited individual', 説 it was a '特権' to have known her.

Born on January 6, 1899, Elsie turned 111 this year and became the oldest person in the UK 246 days later.

The 広大な／多数の／重要な grandmother held the 肩書を与える for just 45 days after Scot Annie Turnbull passed away in September. Elsie was also the 31st oldest Briton in history.

She had lived during the 統治するs of six 君主s and the 条件 of 21 首相s.

But the most memorable moment of her life （機の）カム when Princess Diana visited Swadlincote in 1991, an experience the pensioner 解任するd with fondness.

She said at the time: 'We were very good friends. She had two boys so she told me everything they did and you know what little boys are like.

'She was a really good person and I do 行方不明になる her.'?

Elsie （人命などを）奪う，主張するd her secret to a long life was working hard when she was younger, 同様に as walking and an 時折の glass of sherry.

Yvonne McComish, 経営者／支配人 at the Dales 居住の home, paid 尊敬の印 to the 伝説の character when she said: 'I want to speak on に代わって of all the staff at the home when I say it was an 絶対の 特権 to know and care for Elsie. She was such a spirited person.

'Our 居住（者）s will 行方不明になる her. They have been asking after her. It certainly won't be the same, she was such an integral part of the home.'

During a life which spanned three centuries, the 'supercentenarian' lived through historical events that 含むd Queen Victoria's funeral in 1901, the 沈むing of the Titanic and the First and Second World Wars.

She is 後継するd as Britain's oldest person by Margaret Fish, of Wilstead, Befordshire, who was 111 years and 227 days old today - 60 days younger than Elsie.

The oldest person in the world is Eugenie Blanchard, who lives in フラン, and was 114 years and 246 days old today.

Britain's oldest person: Margaret Fish at the age of 109 in 2009. She is now the grand old age of 111

Britain's oldest person: Margaret Fish at the age of 109 in 2009. She is now the grand old age of 111

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