Only a handful of women from the Jubilee Generation remain. They have been alive so long they don’t just remember the Second World War, they served in it at a time when the military was fighting for King and Country.
“I’m two years older than the Queen,” says Grace Taylor, nearly 98. Age is a competitive game when you’re over 90.
“I’m not envious of Her Majesty,” she insists. “I can still put my shoulders back and stand up straight like a soldier.”