100-year-old Great Great Grandmother says booze is the secret to her long life
A whisky a day keeps the doctor away!
A great-great-grandmother has just had her 100th birthday, and says that she owes her long life to the splash of whisky she always has in her morning cuppa!
Hilda Hutchinson (amazing alliteration) just celebrated the incredible landmark with a glass of champers at a family reunion that she hosted in St Anne's, Nottingham.
Hilda also admitted to having a drop of brandy in her coffee during the winter months and a sherry at Christmas. So it turns out a bit of booze really won't do you any harm in the long run!
Hilda's daughter Maureen Wright, 72, said: "It's an amazing achievement for her to have reached 100 and still be as sprightly as she is."
“I think the drop of whisky in her morning tea must be the secret to her success.
“She’s been having it for as long as I can remember, even back when I was a youngster.
“Every morning at about 8am she makes her morning tea, and just drops a tiny cap of whisky in there. She likes Grant’s or Bells, whichever is on offer.
“She says it helps her to warm up and feel ready to face the world. I’ve also heard that it helps to keep the blood clean, but I’m not sure about that.”
The great-great-grandmother and mother-of-three said she was "honoured" to receive a telegram from the Queen to mark her incredible landmark.