The Queen is VERY elderly. I think people almost forget this.

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Yes, she is 5 years younger than her husband who is still alive.

And she is 7 years or so younger than her mother was when she died.

But she's 93, nearly 94!!

In my middle class well cared for and generally healthy extended family, the longest lived have been 93 and 95. Most elderly relatives die in their 80s (no complaints here, that's still a very fair innings).

But HRH still gets out of the house, without walking aids, and puts in a public appearance more often than not.

She's extraordinary. Does anyone else here have a 93 year old in their family who is equally sprightly?

Quite a few on my husbands side - I think they are related to methuselah.

We did. My aunt was still living on her own and looking after herself (she cleaned before the cleaner went in!) at 100 and only ended up going into a home at 102 after a fall. She died when she was 104.

My mother in law wasn't as sprightly as that but was still living at home. She went into a home when she was 96 and died in December aged 100. Sadly she deteriorated a lot towards the end but at 93 she was still pretty good.

One - great aunt who got to age ninety and decided she would go on a plane for the first time (and go abroad for the first time) as it wouldn't matter if she died. Four years later she's still going and poking remaining brother in the ribs with her stick and telling him he's turning into an old fart.

My great grandma used yo dog the garden at 93, she was amazing
I love that the queen still rides too

To dig!

My Nana is 92 and still living alone, cooking, cleaning, climbs the millions of steps up to her washing line, brings her own wheelie bins out to the road etc. She goes out a couple of times a week with her daughters for lunch and shopping. Her hearing and sight is going now and she sleeps more than she used to but otherwise she’s doing great. She’s currently planning a bathroom renovation as she’s now finding climbing into the bath hard. She wants one with a door.

my DF is 96 he is moaning about the rain as it is stopping him getting out to dig the vegetable patch ready for spring he only digs a few feet a day so he is pottering in greenhouse he can walk one to two miles slowly on the flat but not hills or rough ground any more
he is a bit forgetful and sometimes gets the wrong end of the stick but he reads the Telegraph every day thinks all the candidates for leader of the labour party are rubbish and can discuss them, he can't read in evenings so well due to glaucoma and lack of natural light he has a nap after lunch
he was born working class and was an electrical engineer but he has never smoked or drank too much and always walked regualrly and did garden DIY but never sports or gym stuff he is marginally overweight a bit like the Queen apparently in old age having a BMI between 25-28 is better as some reserves if get ill etc
he is slower than he was but I would say he has a very good quality of life

My Aunt died at 113 and was sprightly to the end. My granny was formidable until she died at 101.

My mum is 91 still doing ok. Not riding a horse but not bad. Bit unsteady on her pins now. Bit deaf but definitely still got all her marbles. Still as funny as fuck too. She has a saying for every occasion.

Oh goodness Showy (I am an old timer Mnetter )

Your Aunt must have featured in the UK records somehow?

Many years ago,my late Dmum had a neighbour who was still living alone,and looking after herself,even doing gardening,at the age of 101! When she was 102,she had a fall,broke her hip and her son moved her into a home. She died a year later aged nearly 104.

My Grandma has dementia now (she’s very nearly 96). But that only really kicked in over the last three years. Before that she was going for a walk around the local pond every day.

She still lives alone, and has carers pop in to check she has eaten. Aside from the dementia, she is physically well.

I must add that the fact that the queen still goes horse riding amazes me! How many nearly 94 year olds do you reckon could still get themselves up onto a horse? Or maybe she has some sort of lifting contraption to get her into the saddle?!

With the exception of my Grandad (a series of strokes in his 50s killed him) most of the elders in my family have lived into their 90s but could not be described as spritely; lots of cardiovascular & degenerative neurological disorders. The one exception is 96 now - completely independent and well (she last went into hospital when her 70 year old son was born!). She’s mean, very thin & a lifelong smoker. Inexplicable.

My grandma and her siblings all lived well into their 90s. They all lived independently, and led a life, but they grew pretty fed up of being slower and weaker and, to put it bluntly, were ready to die when they did slip away. Although none of them was particularly unwell, none of them was as hale and hearty as the Queen appears to be.

I admire the Queen ,and felt sorry for her, snapped having a cheeky snooze .(DM /SUN obv)! My own DGC lived till 95 each(5 years apart in age ) and DGP had an Aunt still alive when he was 90 !(kept saying he was the only chap alive at 91 with his Aunt still going!) Her daughter (his Cousin) died recently still living at home ,and taught people to read and write until she was well in her 90s!Hoping to take after them LOL!(DGC had cooked B/F every day for 50 years as well inc fried bread!

I love it when you call me Showy

For 9 months, she was the oldest person alive in the UK. Her DH was killed on the Somme and she died in 1993!

Daughter was 101 when she died!(also wrote beautiful Christmas Cards as well !

At 93 my grandad is similar to the Queen (without the palaces, staff, and crowns obvs though his family have its fair share of nuttiness).

He does a lot with the U3A, and hears people feeling old because they’re grandparents etc - and then he realised that he’s the father of two pensioners himself, which definitely makes him feel old. He looks and acts younger than both of his sons though.

No, none of my family have done so well, but I have a dog walking friend (well, an older gent I bump into and chat to regularly whilst we walk our dogs, usually with his wife) who is 80ish, and last time I saw him he said he’d left his wife at home to make the arrangements for his MILs birthday! She was 102 that day and still the sharpest, cleverest person he’s ever known.
I am envious, but I’m 50 and already falling apart so I doubt I could match that (I’m none too sharp in any case!)

Yes, she’s doing well for her age but she’s never worked a day in her life - as in hours in a factory or shop or whatever - followed by picking the kids up from school, cleaning her own home, and cooking dinner.
Neither has she had to worry about how to pay the bills, and has had the very best food and healthcare, never had to use public transport etc.
I do accept, of course, that she does have a sort of job in terms of meeting and greeting endless people, listening to boring speeches and naming ships etc, but really she can’t be compared with your average 90-something because she’s lived a very different life.
Reportedly she even has a woman to break in her new shoes, which just about says it all!

My DUncle is 96. He went into a home when my DAunt had dementia and he didn't want to be separated from her after 75 years of marriage. She has since died and now he complains that he is bored and that the other residents are "doolally"!

My Nan is 101 this year and still sharp as stack although more easily tired abd couldn’t live alone any more. My aunt in her 70s, who she moved in with, looks more likely to leave us before she does. Probably from being bossed around 😂

What Papergirl1968 said. The Royals will have a top doctor in attendance the moment they so much as clear their throats. No dragging themselves through the rain into the office with a streaming cold.

My great aunt is 107 and still runs marathons.

DH's great aunt is 109 and walks to the shops and back (7 mile round trip,) 3 times a week, with 25 to 35 kilos of shopping.

My friend's great uncle is 117 and still works as a builder, frequently doing 65-70 hour weeks.

The Queen is just a wee spring chicken.