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A great-grandmother believes she has the world's oldest Easter egg, after keeping the chocolatey treat for 62 YEARS. Hillion Fern spends £80 a month to house the egg in a cool storage container so it doesn't melt.
Hillion, now 75, was given the egg by her father when she was just 13. She resisted the urge to enjoy the sweet treat after deciding it was 'too pretty'.
She believes that the more than six decades old egg must be a world record holder. "I still remember the day I was given it," she said.
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"It was simply too pretty that I didn't want to eat it. I thought to myself, 'I'll keep it until Whitsun' but I then never ate it, so then I thought, 'Oh, I will keep it until Christmas' and then Christmas came and went.
"It became a bit of a challenge after that to see how long I could hold out."
Being a chocolate lover, Hillion, a retired wildlife trust worker, was proud of herself for resisting the urge to devour it. The egg, which is still in its original packaging and also contains a bag of toffees and chocolates, is stored in Warwickshire despite her since moving to Wales.
She said: "I am quite impressed with my willpower because I have always loved chocolate. There was something special about the egg I wanted to keep and after a while it became too precious to eat.
"I'm sure it's a world-beater. I've heard of old Easter eggs before but never unwrapped. I'm confident this is a record. To protect the egg from melting I paid for it go into storage. It might seem silly but I want to make sure it remains in perfect condition.
"It's in Warwickshire but I have moved to be nearer my daughter in Wales but
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