Birthday party for the world’s oldest couple

A HUSBAND and wife believed to be the oldest married couple in the world have celebrated their 109th and 102nd birthdays together with four generations of their family.
By The Newsroom
Published 24th Nov 2014, 00:05 BST
Britains oldest couple Karam Chand aged 109 and Mrs Kartari aged 102, at the Carlisle Business Centre, Bradford. Picture by Simon HulmeBritains oldest couple Karam Chand aged 109 and Mrs Kartari aged 102, at the Carlisle Business Centre, Bradford. Picture by Simon Hulme
Britains oldest couple Karam Chand aged 109 and Mrs Kartari aged 102, at the Carlisle Business Centre, Bradford. Picture by Simon Hulme

Karam and Kartari Chand have been married for almost 89 years.

Yesterday, relatives and friends gathered from across the world to celebrate the couple’s lives together at an event at the Carlisle Business Centre in Manningham, Bradford.

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Their son, Paul Chand, one of the organisers of yesterday’s event, said: “It has been a special day for my family and for us all to be able to come together like this. Relatives have flown in from India to be with us.”

He told The Yorkshire Post that guests were inspired by his parents’ story, and added: “People are so impressed by my parents. They always ask me: ‘What do they eat? What are you feeding them and how do they stay so healthy?’.

“I tell them: ‘If I knew that I would be eating the same myself’.”

Mr and Mrs Chand were born in India, and first met as teenagers. They were married in December 1925, meaning next month will mark their 89th wedding anniversary.

They moved to Bradford some 40 years later and the city has now been their home for more than seven decades.

The couple have eight children, 27 grandchildren and many more great grandchildren.

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