A North Yorkshire woman who is a former Wren, is among the first people to receive a birthday card from the King and Queen Consort.
Ruth Park-Pearson said she will proudly display the greetings from the third monarch in her life.
Ms Park-Pearson turned 100 on Friday and was delighted when the card, signed by both Charles and Camilla, arrived the following day.
The greeting said: “My wife and I are so pleased to know that you celebrated your one-hundredth birthday on 21st of October 2022.
“This brings our warmest congratulations and heartfelt good wishes on such a special occasion.”
The card features a photograph of the smiling royal couple, which was taken in the summer of 2018.
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Charles became King on the death of his mother, the Queen, on September 8 and Mrs Park-Pearson is one of those who received birthday greetings from the new monarch this weekend.
Ms Park-Pearson, from Tadcaster in North Yorkshire, said: “I was like ‘my goodness me’”
“It’s lovely because it’s got a lovely gold cord through it with a tassel on the end.
“It really is a lovely card; I shall keep it very prominent so everyone can see it.”
Glasgow-born Mrs Park-Pearson, who plans to display the card on her cabinet, served in the Women’s Royal Naval Service (Wrens) during the Second World War.
While she served while King Charles’ grandfather, King George VI was on the throne.
Mrs Park-Pearson said: “I was serving under her father if you think about it.
“I served under him and the Queen and now it’s going to be King Charles, three monarchs shall we say, in my life.
“You don’t think about it at the time, it’s not until later you realise just sort of how old you are suddenly. You think my goodness me; I remember the old King.
“The Queen Mother was a very elegant lady.”
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