A FORMER Southampton postwoman who once told the 34th President of the United States, Dwight Eisenhower, to wait in line for his mail has celebrated turning 100.

Daisy ‘Babe’ Gallop, recalled the times she touched base with Winston Churchill and King George during tours to inspect the damage that German war planes caused during raids over Southampton.

Ms Gallop met the-then American Army General, Eisenhower, in Southampton Docks when she was delivering mail to his US troops and declined to give him his mail when he requested it, stating that she had to deliver it as instructed. He became US President in 1952.

Ms Gallop’s husband John had been a German prisoner of war for four years after trying to defend Crete in 1941. The couple married on March 16, 1940 and enjoyed 54 years of marriage before John’s passing in 1994.

The centenarian still lives in her own home in Thornhill with support of live-in carers. provided by Promedica24.

Mark Muller, regional partner at Promedica24, said: “She is an amazing woman with a great sense of humour who has clearly led a very exciting life.

“Our carers have built up a strong rapport with Babe and she’s always a pleasure to visit. We’re delighted that we could help her to live the independent life she so cherishes.

“It truly is an incredible achievement.”