For her date with the King, it was no surprise that Ethel Caterham opted to pair her sage dress with gold fur-lined sequinned slippers. Because the 116-year-old has always been strong-willed.

Charles headed to see 116-year-old Ethel Caterham at her care home in Lightwater, Surrey

The monarch, 76, met with 116-year-old Ethel Caterham at her care home in Lightwater in Surrey on Thursday, shortly after he bid farewell to US President Donald Trump..