8 x& j I- a8 p$ h9 E 多丽丝说:“当家人们各自玩耍的时候,我们围成一圈坐在一起,那真是一个美好的日子。”(来源:现代快报)" r3 i; ^. T# F& @4 v8 Q9 N, w F
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The oldest identical triplets in the UK celebrate their 80th birthday. : c( u8 m; v3 C4 h3 G1 \
Gladys Caress, (left), Alice Holmes (centre) and Doris Kingston U( t; Y, J- Z; m/ Y
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Triplets still going strong5 ?3 |( x( s& d8 _
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Britain's oldest triplets have celebrated their 80th birthday.1 t1 H* E: ~, i
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A party for Doris Kingston, Alice Holmes and Gladys Caress was attended by eighty friends and family, reports the Daily Mirror. - @7 [( A9 S4 F i6 \) M# q, y6 l6 b+ T
The three girls were born within 20 minutes of each other on June 12, 1927 in South Elmsall, West Yorkshire.9 T% F, c: s/ O
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Triplets were so rare then that their dad Arnold Rodgers was given a pound note for each girl by King George V. He bought a suit with the cash. 5 y B* {: R- }7 ]# @) E ( }+ {! u3 X" N( \2 oMum-of-eight Alice told how even her husband Maurice was once caught out because the triplets look so alike., n. U6 X' P: q3 |- Z% g
9 s2 _3 E6 g" X; R7 i% eShe said: "He was talking to Doris for half-an-hour before realising she wasn't me. u% L5 j4 P- Z* j1 Q8 Y; D9 V1 r6 q' O" r8 A
"And one man got in a bit of a tizz because he saw all three of us with different lads and he thought we were the same girl. He must have thought we were quite brazen." . O* Y: ]9 M! w s, q % v5 ]2 b. t# M2 w2 p( KEven their mother Elsie had trouble telling them apart. At the triplets' christening she put different coloured ribbons in their hair to identify them. ) X% m3 S) v6 D$ F; S1 ]1 h6 n# @3 \" p # v6 Y8 S% E8 a1 ZWhen the trio were two, the family moved to Leeds where Gladys and Alice still live. The three still meet every Wednesday and Thursday and holiday together at Whitby and Bridlington. - q% g6 X, z) E/ } 0 C) Z0 W% z5 ^& H" }0 B3 O/ VThey held their 80th party at Doris's home in Selby, North Yorkshire, where entertainment included a bouncy castle.作者: 日月光 时间: 2007-6-15 08:13
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The triplets as young babies, separated by just 20 minutes at birth ' l6 A+ l. R l/ N0 c' e& k4 W! o; f R% n, ]; H + w# U: t1 ?9 z% S IThe triplets aged 10, (from left to right) Doris, Gladys and Alice: w# v# m1 Z$ ~* Q' b
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The triplets at 40