A bouquet of flowers from the King, a visit from the mayor, and hundreds of cards - an Ipswich woman has turned 102 in style.
Ivy Moore, a resident at Henley House care home, celebrated the milestone birthday on Monday, August 7.
As is her routine, Ivy had her Guinness at 11am and red wine at lunch, a daily tradition she has kept since her 20s - and she credits her long life to it.
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As part of the celebrations, she was visited by her family and Ipswich mayor Cllr Lynne Mortimer.
She was sung Happy Birthday, presented with a cake, and also received a letter from the company Guinness.
She was also delivered a bouquet of flowers with a handwritten note from Clare, Countess of Euston, Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk, on behalf of His Majesty King Charles.
Ivy was born in 1921 to parents Arthur and Florence Killick, growing up in Greenwich, London.
Ivy worked in a munitions factory in Swindon during the Second World War.
In 1948, she married Fred Moore, and the couple soon moved to Worcestershire where Fred ran a wine merchant’s business and later a country sub post office.
Soon the couple became parents to three children: Martin, Susan and Belinda. After retiring in 1996, they moved to Ipswich to be close to Martin and his family.
After Fred passed away in 1999, Ivy continued to live at their home in Norbury Road, only moving into residential care at the age of 101.
Emma Harding, who works at Henley House, said: "Ivy had a busy day, starting off with a trip to the hairdressers to make herself look fabulous.
"She was pleased to receive flowers from the King. She's got a good sense of humour, and always has her Guinness every day."
Ivy’s family made an appeal in the Ipswich Star for the community to send in cards to Ivy to mark the occasion, and she received 293 at last count.
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