Victoria Antoniou is 103 years old born on the 14th November 1921 to parents Mavroudhis and Paraskevou from a village called Kalopsida in Famagusta Cyprus. Victoria is one of 6 children and the last surviving child. Victoria’s mother passed away during childbirth when Victoria was 4 years of age so she grew up not knowing her mother.
She Has 7 children (2 Daughters and 5 Sons), 25 Grandchildren, 61 Great Grandchildren and 5 Great Great Grand Children. Unfortunately 2 of her children (sons) passed away in recent years.
Victoria used to sell clothing in her village and used to travel on a donkey and cart to neighbouring villages to earn an income to bring up her children. Later she also opened a coffee shop below her home in the village providing the local residents with drinks and snacks. In 1960 Victoria came to London to join her 2 daughters and husband alongside her 5 other children. Victoria quickly adapted to life in London and was working at Whipps Cross Hospital providing food to the doctors and nurses in the canteen. She also used to help her sons in local cafes they owned in the area before retiring.
Victoria was married to her Husband Antonis for many years until he suddenly got ill and passed away in 1990 at the age of 73. She was widowed at the age of 68 years of age.
Victoria has always loved the garden, she enjoyed planting fruit trees and colourful flowers. Victoria also loved spending time in the kitchen baking bread and cakes for her family. Victoria loved knitting blankets for the children born in the family as well as having her own little kitten at home to keep her company called lulu.
