Britain's oldest man is about to celebrate his 109th birthday, which is on Wednesday.

Robert Weighton was born in March 1908 - when Edward VII was King and Britain had yet to fight in two world wars.

He is still fit as a fiddle and although he received one letter from the Queen when he turned 100, he decided not to opt into getting a card for every additional year.

He said that in "the cards she looked a bit miserable while on official duties."

Britain's oldest man refuses card from the Queen because Her Majesty always looks "so miserable"

This is so as not to clutter up his comfortable house.

The centenarian, who was born in Hull, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, was the middle of seven children - with three brothers and three sisters - and has three children of his own, 10 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.