FAMILY and friends held a special party to celebrate Marjorie May-Watton reaching her 100th birthday.

Mrs May-Watton lives at Heathfield House Nursing Home in Bicester Road, Bletchingdon, and the party was held on her birthday on Friday when she opened a card from the Queen.

Avril Alexander, who works at the nursing home as a nurse, said the party was organised by Mrs May-Watton’s granddaughter Heather Erikson.

She added: “There was a lovely family party, which we held in our activities room. Marjorie was delighted to get a card from the Queen and seemed very pleased with all the fuss people were making.”