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Birthdays are a special occasion in general, especially when you're turning 100. Having a twin alongside you makes it even better.
Irene Crump and Phyllis Jones are unidentical twin sisters {but look incredibly similar!} who both celebrated a century of witnessing change on the 20th of November 2016.
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Born 25 minutes apart in 1916, the sisters now live together in Stourport in Worcester. Each twin has the other's first name as their middle one and they have always been close. They both went to the same school and even shared their first job at Steatite Porcelain Products before Irene married a farmer called Samuel Crump.
Irene, the younger of the two, said: "We often celebrate our special birthdays together, and we had a lovely day.
"We celebrated our 90th together, and last year we celebrated our 99th birthday too.
"Hard work and good food is our secret, that's all I can put it down to."
The twins celebrated with 48 friends and a traditional Sunday roast.
They had another sister called Dorothy, who passed in 2006 aged 92. Dorothy was also a twin, but her sibling died in childbirth.
Irene's husband Samuel died in 1999 and lived well into his 90s, and Phyllis' husband, Ray Jones also died in 2006, aged 91.
Irene never had any children but Phyllis has one son, Carl who helps care for them both, especially now that Phyllis has vascular dementia.
Carl, who is 58, said: "My wife Patricia and I are here every day and we phone them at least once.
"They live independently and they're doing great, and if there's an emergency they'll ring me.
"They get on well but they do have their moments - but that's going to happen whether they're 100 or 20!
"They're totally different though - Auntie Rene has always been very methodical and careful, but Mum always races around doing things."
The pair are thought to be one of just six sets of centenarian twins in the UK and go out for lunch most Fridays at the Lenchford Inn.
They didn't ask for presents to mark the special day, instead requesting donations for the air ambulance.
Irene said: "We didn't want presents, we just wanted donations.
"We haven't got all the money in yet but we think we've done pretty well. It's a cause close to our heart."
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This is a lovely story about 100 years of closeness, friendship and life. Here's to many more years for both Irene and Phyllis - LTAC for both of them!
