A great-great grandmother is turning 100 today - but will also be celebrating her 25th leap year birthday.

It's Doris Cleife's birthday on this day of 29 February and she is having an extra special party thrown for her because it will be only the 25th time in her lifetime that she will be able to celebrate the occasion on her actual birth date.

"I've waited all my life to be famous and now it happens like this," she said.

Doris Cleife was a hairdresser for 20 years
Staff at her care home - Brunel Court in Portsmouth, Hampshire - have organised the bash for Mrs Cleife.

Fellow residents, friends and local dignitaries have been invited to attend.

The retired hairdresser, whose husband Sam died in 1979, will then continue the celebrations with her family.

She said: "I never dreamed I would get this far - I lost my mother when she was quite young and my granny died when she was 47 but here we are, and I have a sister who is 98."

When asked how it feels to only have had 25 birthdays, she said: "I don't feel any different.

"I wouldn't want all the fuss but the family have been talking about it for goodness how long, and I had a letter from one of my great grandchildren who was seven, he said at the end of the letter 'does the Queen know your address?'."

She said: "I am waiting for my letter from the Queen.

"To be honest, I am feeling quite philosophical about becoming 100, but I am looking forward to spending time with my new friends and my family.

Source: https://www.sky.com/story/amp/leap-day-great-great-grandmother-celebrates-her-25th-birthday-11945299

Lol. February's age.

Awww. This is beautiful.

I've always wondered how people born on 29th February handle birthdays, now I know.

Happy birthday to a Centenary

Sixfeetbelle:
Awww. This is beautiful.

I've always wondered how people born on 29th February handle birthdays, now I know.

Happy birthday to a Centenary

I just discovered that no nairalander has birthday today.

Normally one normally sees those celebrating birthdays today at the front page when you scroll to the bottom but today there is not a single person

And I just oversaw the delivery of a baby today. Wonder when she’ll celebrate her birthday.

ok

Nebes:
And I just oversaw the delivery of a baby today. Wonder when she’ll celebrate her birthday.

Are you a doctor?

She has celebrated her birthday only 25 times. Wow! Congratulations to her.

MRcocaFanta:


Source: https://www.sky.com/story/amp/leap-day-great-great-grandmother-celebrates-her-25th-birthday-11945299

This is beautiful

Happy Birthday iya Agba..I celebrate u

25yrs how?

Dating a woman/man that has a leap year birthday will be fun. One won't be saddled with the headache of figuring out a birthday present to offer them annually.

If only it was really 25........

Aaaaaaawwwwww, so cute!
25 sure looks good on her

Happy birthday to her. Growing old and being happy is a priceless gift. May we all be happy and alive to enjoy such bliss.

Great feat she must be a genuis

Lol

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Happy Birthday

Wow . That's a lot

Happy birthday Grandma

Wow

Happy centenary silver jubilee grandma... Personally I would av bin city celebrating my bday on march 1st if it was me...

MRcocaFanta:
I just discovered that no nairalander has birthday today.

Normally one normally sees those celebrating birthdays today at the front page when you scroll to the bottom but today there is not a single person

Not true.

Birthdays have not appeared since a week ago.
It may not even appear tomorrow

MRcocaFanta:
I just discovered that no nairalander has birthday today.

Normally one normally sees those celebrating birthdays today at the front page when you scroll to the bottom but today there is not a single person

Even yesterday.
Seun has done away with that.
There are ads in place of those.

MRcocaFanta:
Are you a doctor?

He must be a carpenter

Nebes:
And I just oversaw the delivery of a baby today. Wonder when she’ll celebrate her birthday.

Awwn

She's 25 na. she has no day-of-birth to show for the remaining 75years.

MRcocaFanta:
I just discovered that no nairalander has birthday today.

Normally one normally sees those celebrating birthdays today at the front page when you scroll to the bottom but today there is not a single person

Really? Honestly,I haven't aware of this

crackhouse:
25yrs how?

She was born on February 29. And out of 100years she has lived, there have been only 25 years that have leap year, that is February 29. For the remaining 75 years, February ends in 28.

Sixfeetbelle:
Awww. This is beautiful.

I've always wondered how people born on 29th February handle birthdays, now I know.

Happy birthday to a Centenary

Most are shifted to 28 and 1st of march, Na y pple no dey too plenty wey dey celebrate on 29

Why do people value celebrating birthday so much.... As for me, I don't even remember or think of my birthday until nairaland and some banks wished me happy birthday..... my birthday is like every other day

25 multiply by 4
She is 100 yrs