Hebburn grandfather Lewis Whittle marked his 88th birthday on King Charles' coronation - which means, in a rare royal coincidence, he was born on the date of George V's Silver Jubilee back in 1935.
Lewis, who worked much of his life as a turner at the Reyrolle factory in the South Tyneside town, is still going strong, as his wife Teresa who is also in her 80s. To mark the special occasion, the family took a coronation day trip to Colman's Fish and Chips in South Shields.
There, surrounded by his family, Lewis had a cracking - ever-so-slightly royal 88th birthday.
