At 104, Elma Harris and Thelma Barratt are thought to be Britain’s oldest twins.
Born in Stockport in 1919, the sisters were 19 at the outbreak of World War Two and have seen the coronation of three monarchs.
Elma and Thelma, who now live together at a care home in Lancashire, attributed their youthful outlook to an occasional drop of brandy.
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