Cornwall artist still enjoying life as she turns 107

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An artist from Cornwall who is celebrating her 107th birthday has said being yourself is the key to a happy life.

Mollie Silver, who was alive during both world wars and has seen five monarchs take the throne, is celebrating the occasion with a party involving friends and family at the Women's Institute Hall in Constantine.

The mother-of-five took up art when she turned 60 after she completed a two-year course at Rugby College and has a gallery set up in her garage, where she still sells her paintings.

"I'm not sure how it's happened, but I think that somehow I've forgotten to die," she said.