Britain’s last Victorian, who danced into her late nineties, enjoyed the snooker and “always liked a cup of tea”, has died aged 114.
Ethel Lang lived to see six British monarchs and 22 prime ministers and is among the 50 oldest women whose age had been recorded.
She died at a nursing home in Barnsley on Thursday, having lived in the South Yorkshire town all her life.
As well as watching snooker at every opportunity, she enjoyed dancing, making her own bread, knitting and having her nails painted in bright colours. Her daughter, Margaret Bates, 91, paid tribute yesterday to “the last living Victorian”.
“Her secret to living so long was living so well,” she said. “She never smoked and rarely had a drink. She