英国的多丽丝•金斯顿、艾丽丝•霍尔摩斯和格拉迪丝•卡雷斯三姐妹是英国年龄最老的“同卵三胞胎”姐妹,上周末,她们在多丽丝位于塞尔比市河岸的家中,和80多名亲朋好友一起庆祝了她们的80岁生日。据悉,三姐妹长得几乎一模一样,她们过去经常会被别人搞混淆,有时甚至连她们的丈夫也会认错妻子,闹出笑话。 # N J8 B5 z. _; S7 o {4 E2 [' F
A2 p0 f. a6 ?+ z 三姐妹67岁那一年,曾和艾丽丝的丈夫毛里斯一起结伴到西班牙马约卡岛度假,结果闹出了笑话。多丽丝回忆说:“艾丽丝的丈夫和我们一起到海外度假,每个人都用好奇的眼光看着我们,由于我们看起来这样相像,许多人都认为毛里斯一下子娶了三个妻子。” 2 i0 t6 C, m$ I* R1 h% x* R5 _; k) B" m9 g; P. U) w3 {
▲三姐妹共庆80岁生日 ) L, W3 B+ [1 x2 J4 C H
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即使时光过去了80年,三姐妹仍然像少女时代一样亲近,她们仍像年轻人一样充满了活力。事实上,当她们40岁时,就都开始出现了花白头发,她们一致决定染发;不过当她们50岁时,她们又一致做出“共同变老”的决定,从此不再染发。 ' W$ w7 a& m p8 U j+ r" u' N; ~: U. _4 t$ E) N
上周六,三姐妹在多丽丝位于北约克郡塞尔比市河岸的家中,和80多名亲朋好友共同庆祝了她们的80岁生日。家人朋友们不仅大吃烤肉野餐,并且还玩了充气弹性城堡,在泳池中畅然游泳。 D% _9 F& ]! N0 X) [+ O/ h" W- }; h$ O$ Y$ e4 |
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). P* F6 i3 ~# X) ^
7 K% l' i/ i: ~0 y+ N: H7 ^7 W4 o - \/ \+ _4 U- p' ^0 u A pThe oldest identical triplets in the UK celebrate their 80th birthday. 0 ]2 ]- B; F' L. _3 pGladys Caress, (left), Alice Holmes (centre) and Doris Kingston ' B6 T5 e' L3 k% `7 u- z) E5 d, u9 b1 W+ C % @ d3 p) o6 e$ \2 L- }
$ W! j0 l) X: Y3 I' T; j 1 A1 u! w8 i4 v2 C- ]Triplets still going strong/ K, t8 E; b9 K: T: T5 ], [
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Britain's oldest triplets have celebrated their 80th birthday.0 F# k7 U9 I \! v
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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 S5 w$ m) c9 }1 {4 R2 { o2 e4 [
+ W; J8 Y" m( _9 q) N9 k4 V2 cThe three girls were born within 20 minutes of each other on June 12, 1927 in South Elmsall, West Yorkshire. 2 D( Z$ j: f' u( h2 _: V. [- q; t2 O( C. ~3 v+ Q! {, p1 w
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.! i$ L4 O3 P" j3 @0 x
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Mum-of-eight Alice told how even her husband Maurice was once caught out because the triplets look so alike.. r1 J' Y, ?% V# O# W
; Z2 N, h* I" Q8 i7 f/ wShe said: "He was talking to Doris for half-an-hour before realising she wasn't me.$ l5 h3 a& j1 d$ S" J
2 p$ n* |6 X. I, ?"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." ! _" G. N0 S$ \* d 9 w9 s' C. e" w B |' ]Even their mother Elsie had trouble telling them apart. At the triplets' christening she put different coloured ribbons in their hair to identify them. 3 I& Y2 ?& C* N' i) f ~+ m1 \" s9 }6 X
When 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. # u2 ?) `% s6 d: a8 [ 2 l- Q0 I1 @1 B% s1 f. u# {! \They 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
# e5 i- O( V. _" e8 E/ z; fThe triplets as young babies, separated by just 20 minutes at birth + s& f3 V4 H; i) l+ a5 W5 ` * O; [: C; C* f" i( M0 \% x V. {9 G O# g
The triplets aged 10, (from left to right) Doris, Gladys and Alice # m$ y1 `0 Q" F . S8 A1 h$ C0 h/ O! Q* Z ) |1 ~; U( h s2 v* f. |The triplets at 40