World's oldest living person dies aged 117
19 Sep 2017 5:09 PM GMT
Washington: The world's oldest living person and the last living subject of Queen Victoria, Violet Mosse-Brown, has passed away at the age of 117 in Jamaica.
Brown is also the first verified super-centenarian from Jamaica. In 2015, she was given a letter by Queen Elizabeth II in honor of her 115th birthday. Brown was born on March 10 in 1900, 67 years before Jamaica was founded, when it was still part of the British Empire.
Better known by family and friends as Aunt V, Brown officially claimed the title on July 27 this year after she became 117 years and 139 days old, the Guinness World Records said. Brown died on September 15 after being diagnosed with dehydration and irregular heartbeat.
"It was truly an honour to present Ms Violet Brown with her Guinness World Records certificate for being the oldest person living, as she put it, 'in the entire world'," said GWR's Carlos Martinez. "Not every day does one have the opportunity to share some time with the person who has been on this planet the longest," said Martinez.
"Really and truly, when people ask what I eat and drink to live so long, I say to them that I eat everything, except pork and chicken, and I don't drink rum and dem tings," Brown had said when asked about her secret to long life.
Brown has seven children in total, four of whom are still living.
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