A woman celebrating a milestone birthday sent twitter users into a frenzy after a picture of her receiving a telegram from the queen went viral.
Sadie, received a telegram from the queen on Tuesday morning after celebrating her 100th birthday.
The telegram was delivered by her local postwoman, who asked if she could take a picture to share on the internet.
Later the same day, the postwoman’s son, Adam Mark Oliver, from Brentwood, took to social media to share the heart-warming picture.
He said; “My mum is a postwoman and today she delivered this lady’s telegram from the queen for being 100 years old.
“When my mum asked if she could take a picture and post it online, she asked will the whole world see it? She was told yes so she said, oh yes put it on. How sweet.”
My mum is a postwoman & today she delivered this lady’s telegram from the queen for being 100 years old. When my mum asked if she could take a picture & post it online, she asked will the whole world see it? She was told yes so she said, ooh yes put it on! How sweet x pic.twitter.com/4N9OIrGpkm
— Adam Mark Oliver (@Adam_MarkOliver) March 13, 2018
Adam's picture has been liked more than 42,000 times by users that can’t believe she’s turning 100.
One user wrote: “100? My goodness me, I hope I look that good at 60.”
Another commented: “Let me know what she’s chucking on her face daily I’ll get me some of that”
Sadie’s great-granddaughter also discovered the tweet and said her great nan would be “overwhelmed” with the response She said: “This lady is my great nan she is going to love this so much. Thank you all for sharing.
“She will be totally overwhelmed when I call her tomorrow. Her name is Sadie and she’s a wonderful woman.”
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