The twins – who now live hundreds of miles apart – celebrated their birthday with a Facetime call
May Davies and June Field are thought to be the oldest identical twins in Britain (Image: WALES NEWS SERVICE)
A Welsh grandmother is celebrating her and her sister’s joint 100th birthday. May Davies and June Field, known simply as ‘The Twins’, are believed to be the oldest surviving identical twins in Britain and turned 100 on Wednesday, May 21.
They were born in Little Bealings, Suffolk, in 1925 before moving to Slough where they worked at Maltman’s Green School. June still lives near Slough, while May moved to Llantwit Major after getting married, where she lived for more than 50 years before moving to Monmouthshire.
They were the second youngest of six siblings and were born just minutes apart. Stay informed on the latest health news by signing up to our newsletter here
Mum-of-two May and mother-of-four June now live 120 miles apart but still share their unbreakable bond, including what some may call a twin intuition. They are planning on catching up over Facetime for their birthday.
The sisters started out working as a cook’s assistant and maid at a school before making airplane rivets at a factory in WWII.
June’s daughter, Jane Douglas, praised them as “very generous” with a “wicked” sense of humour. She said their secret was “sports – and sherry.”
May Davies and June Field were born on May 21, 1925(Image: WALES NEWS SERVICE)
Jane said: “She did lots of sports when she was older, like racket ball, table tennis and charity swims, which she started to do past the age of 70.
“Also, having a glass of sherry on a Sunday – you couldn’t miss that.”
June married John Field and worked at Pinewood Studios.
To celebrate the big birthday, members of the family will visit each twin in their respective towns over the coming weeks, with June and May sending each other love via FaceTime.
Jane added: “They have always done stuff together and known things about each other. For example, my mum’s sister knew my mum had once hit her head because she had a headache all day.
“She had fallen off her bike and had an accident, and my mum’s twin sister knew. It’s amazing when stuff like that happens.”
She continued: “Between the family, we have 18 grandchildren and great-grandchildren, so there are a few of us. She is always open to stuff and very generous, always giving of her time to help people if she can.
“My dad passed away when I was 11, so it was always just me and her in the house. In that respect, she was my rock and I was hers.
“She’s a proper nan’s nan.”