Ethel Caterham, the world’s oldest living person, celebrates her 117th birthday in Surrey, becoming the first Briton to reach this remarkable milestone.

Ethel Caterham, who lives at Hallmark Lakeview Care Home in Lightwater, Surrey, is spending her birthday on Friday with family and friends.

Ethel Caterham has lived through the Titanic disaster, both world wars, the fall of the Berlin Wall and six monarchs