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New Zealand twins celebrate 100th birthday
Irish Sun
Thursday 19th March, 2009
(IANS)
New Zealanders Beryl Baguley and Matilda 'Tilly' Hanlon celebrated their 100th birthday Thursday, claiming to be the world's oldest living identical twins.
The pair, who live separately in towns near Auckland on North Island, celebrated with about 60 family members and friends at a party in a club.
They received letters of congratulation from Britain's Queen Elizabeth, who is also queen of New Zealand, and Prime Minister John Key.
'It's a very exciting time. I got five letters from parliament and the letter from the queen is lovely,' Beryl Baguley told the Franklin County News.
The paper said the mathematical chance of identical twins reaching the age of 100 was one in 700 million.
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| By Niffer, 03-20-09, 06:53 PM |
New Zealand twins celebrate 100th birthdayCongrats!! Have a great birthday! |
| By Pomana/Gear, 04-09-09, 03:59 PM |
Hari huritauTino Pai,
To think you have both had a 100 birthdays together that is not only awesome but amazing... congatulations to you both and best of all HAPPY BIRTHDAY xxxx |
| By Heather and Dave, 03-20-09, 07:04 PM |
New Zealand Twins Celebrate 100th BirthdayHave a very Happy Birthday! Both of you are Beautiful! |
| By Troii, 03-20-09, 07:34 PM |
Happy birthday you twoWhat a wonderful thing it is to have a sister and to think the two of you are doing to 100 year thing is amazing. Be Well and have a Beautiful Birthday. |
| By Ego Ottawa, Canada, 03-20-09, 10:43 PM |
Happy birthdayCongratulations. Hope you live for another 100 with all your marbles. well done ladies. |
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