A grandma of 100 years old has shared her key to longevity: gin consumption.
Beatrice Peters enjoyed a sip of her favourite beverage and a telegram from King Charles III as she celebrated her milestone birthday on Tuesday.
The former seamstress has endured five monarchies, 21 prime ministers, a world war, and a pandemic.
She claimed that a regular refreshing gin and tonic is the key to living a long life while sporting a birthday badge and a tiara.
I believe it to be gin, she replied. “I like gin, but only with something else,” she added.
The mum-of-two said she loved holidays to Ireland and going to Appleby Horse Fair in Cumbria with her late husband Vincent, who died in 1991.
And while she said she ‘doesn’t feel any different’ at turning 100, she said a birthday party thrown by care home staff in Preston was a ‘lovely surprise’.
Beatrice, originally from nearby Blackpool, said: ‘I don’t feel any different.
‘My bones aren’t creaking yet. It’s a lovely surprise having all this done for me.
‘They’ve made such a lovely, grand party for me.’
Alison Walker, manager of The Old Vicarage care home where Beatrice lives, described the pensioner as a ‘remarkable lady’ who has a ‘lovely smile.’
She said: ‘She is a remarkable lady who has lived through many decades and still manages to tell a tale or two.
‘She has a good sense of humour, likes to listen to music and has a lovely smile.
‘She is fond of Ireland and likes to talk about it.’
Care assistant Doreen Miller, 47, came into the care home on her day off to celebrate Beatrice’s birthday as the pair have ‘become friends.’
She said: ‘She is so funny and we have become friends so.
‘I am so proud to be involved in this momentous occasion.
‘She is part of my family now.’