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Billy Gaddi

Former WWII nurse from Lanarkshire celebrates her 101 birthday as she reveals secret to long life

A no-nonsense former nurse from South Lanarkshire, who cared for injured troops in WWII, has revealed the secret of a long life – on her 101st birthday.

Keen traveller and worldly-wise Edna Twivey from Strathaven continues to live independently and enjoy overseas travel, having recently returned from a Scandinavian cruise, and has told about how it is the enduring love of her husband David, 90, that keeps the wind in her sails.

The pair met at a Scottish country dancing class in London over 60 years ago.

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