Olive Boar, Britain’s oldest woman, dies at the age of 113

Britain’s oldest woman, Olive Boar, has died at the age of 113.

The great-grandmother of 11 passed away on Saturday at The Westcliff assisted living facility in Felixstowe.

Ms Boar, who was born on September 29 1904, survived two world wars and 22 prime ministers.

Despite her worldwide fame as Britain’s oldest resident, her son Robin, 73, said his mother preferred the quiet life where she could indulge in her passions for knitting and cooking.

He said: “She was very homely, very caring. She was a good friend.

“She was there if anyone needed anything – but she was quite strong-willed and wouldn’t let anyone push her around, even in recent years.

“If she felt someone wasn’t showing her enough respect, she would let them know.

“She was a fairly amazing woman in many ways.”

He fondly told of his mother’s “renowned” roast dinners and her willingness to adapt to new developing technology.

Ms Boar worked as a seamstress before meeting and marrying her late husband Claude Boar in 1932.

The couple bought a house in Ipswich for just £300 where she lived for the next 80 years before moving to the Kent Lodge care home and latterly The Westcliff.

She gained her supercentenarian title in May following the death of Bessie Camm, also 113, earlier this year.

Both women died just weeks before their 114th birthdays.

The title of the oldest person is now passed on to Grace Catherine Jones, aged 111, who lives in Worcestershire.

Olive Boar and Amanda Kyle Williams.