King Charles was charmed by Ethel Caterham, who at 116 is the world’s oldest person, when he visited her Surrey care home on Thursday.
The monarch’s visit to the Lakeview retirement community came immediately following his official send-off to US President Donald Trump at Windsor.
The centenarian gained her status as the world’s eldest individual in April following the passing of Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, a Brazilian nun who was also 116.
During their encounter, Charles took Mrs Caterham’s hand while making his introduction, before settling into an adjacent armchair for their conversation.
King Charles was charmed by the world’s oldest person, 116-year-old Ethel Caterham
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Mrs Caterham, dressed in a sage-patterned frock with a light pink wrap and glittering gold slippers with fur trim, shared vivid recollections with the monarch.
“I remember when your mother crowned you in Caernarfon Castle,” she told him, referring to his ceremony as Prince of Wales in 1969 when he was 21 years old.
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