$ }, e% V+ R4 W4 e/ c4 s: k" l8 v( j " ~4 N2 C5 w# Z) \, _8 c9 o3 MBritain's oldest triplets have celebrated their 80th birthday.4 m6 R" U- l; k9 J! C! V5 ]& I, M
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A party for Doris Kingston, Alice Holmes and Gladys Caress was attended by eighty friends and family, reports the Daily Mirror. 8 z3 W- O2 d, D( f 2 j& Q' M: t) A; t4 N% i4 AThe three girls were born within 20 minutes of each other on June 12, 1927 in South Elmsall, West Yorkshire. " L/ B2 K. h& v' B$ \0 n/ f, `) f3 N
Triplets were so rare then that their dad Arnold Rodgers was given a pound note for each girl by King George V. He bought a suit with the cash. 7 R( ^2 u) l6 r$ U. Y9 A; X6 j- A9 Y+ ?( z' Q7 s$ G' F1 P
Mum-of-eight Alice told how even her husband Maurice was once caught out because the triplets look so alike.; [# o. i% h% T
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She said: "He was talking to Doris for half-an-hour before realising she wasn't me.2 V! n$ w& O1 T; x p2 S
6 L+ P( q* K1 d3 E) I c"And one man got in a bit of a tizz because he saw all three of us with different lads and he thought we were the same girl. He must have thought we were quite brazen."1 O3 u2 _2 n( u" ~
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Even their mother Elsie had trouble telling them apart. At the triplets' christening she put different coloured ribbons in their hair to identify them. 6 T$ b: u/ a8 I. _' F/ ^% N: @ _0 }( b5 s1 e
When the trio were two, the family moved to Leeds where Gladys and Alice still live. The three still meet every Wednesday and Thursday and holiday together at Whitby and Bridlington. 9 H) K: t4 Q; X L' j; c$ F $ g" O& L0 E3 _8 |$ m8 UThey held their 80th party at Doris's home in Selby, North Yorkshire, where entertainment included a bouncy castle.作者: 日月光 时间: 2007-6-15 08:13
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The triplets as young babies, separated by just 20 minutes at birth % z* W5 I( |! i: w$ g; {7 d! E# b0 L% d9 s + ^: P4 Q1 [- n# o% Y( i- VThe triplets aged 10, (from left to right) Doris, Gladys and Alice! u8 O; w. i i