In this April 16, 2017 file photo, the world’s oldest person Violet Brown poses for a photo at her home in Duanvale, Jamaica. (AP/file) In this April 16, 2017 file photo, the world’s oldest person Violet Brown poses for a photo at her home in Duanvale, Jamaica. (AP/file)The world’s oldest living person and the last living subject of Queen Victoria, Violet Mosse-Brown, has passed away at the age of 117 in Jamaica. The previous oldest living person, Emma Morano, passed away on April 15 this year, aged 117 years, 137 days. According to the list of living super-centenarians maintained by the Gerontology Research Group, Nabi Tajima from Japan is now the oldest living person, aged 117 years and 46 days.

Source: Indian Express September 19, 2017 11:15 UTC