A woman has celebrated her 105th birthday in her care room – with a little helping hand from the Queen.
Dulcie turned 105 on Tuesday (8 March), with the event coinciding with International Women’s Day, and was thrilled to receive her second telegram from the Queen.
She celebrated the special day with a colourful cake with a picture of her printed on it, plus a visit from her daughter Barbara, 76, at The Manor Care Home in Taunton.
Dulcie, from Little Petherton in Bridgwater, enjoyed the low-key affair with the telegram from the Queen a personal highlight.
She had previously received one on her 100th birthday.
When asked the secret to reaching such an incredible age, Dulcie said: “I had a wonderful husband and daughter.”
Helping with the celebrations was home service advisor Adele Beaton, who told Jam Press: “She likes our Queen and was over the moon – and impressed with how young the Queen looked.
“She thought the Queen’s handwriting was shakier than it was five years ago!”
Dulcie has been at the home for six years.
She previously worked as a private housekeeper who looked after three children, who still visit her to this day.
She also worked in an arms factory during the war making gauges.
