A great-grandmother from Dundee who was the oldest living Scot has died aged 111.
Catherine Masters was treated to a surprise visit from Prince William in 2009 after she complained that the Queen had sent her the same design of birthday card five years in a row.
Prince William was “saddened” to hear of her death, a spokesman at St James’s Palace said.
Her grandson Robert McInnes said, “My grandmother was the fittest 111-year-old I have ever met and living to that age is an amazing achievement.
“She had a problem with her heart and 10 days ago she had a pacemaker fitted but there were complications. Right up to a week and a half ago she would still get up and wash and dress herself.
“She didn’t need any nursing as such, even though she was in the nursing home.
“My grandmother liked to watch Strictly Come Dancing and the racing on TV and she liked to have a joke with my daughters Fiona and Isobel when they came to visit.
“The funeral will be held locally and will be a family affair.”
Born Catherine Murray Millar Cromb in Dundee on November 23, 1899, she was the second of four siblings.
Her father David Cromb was a newspaper editor until he became a literary agent whose clients included the legendary Australian cricketer Don Bradman.
Mrs Masters, who moved from her home in Cardean Street to London in 1908, was married twice and had one child. She had two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Latterly she had been living at a care home in Oxfordshire.