Neighbours of a 66-year-old woman who is soon to become Britain's oldest mother have described their shock at news of her pregnancy.
Elizabeth Adeney, 66, of Lidgate, Suffolk, is reported to be about eight months pregnant after undergoing IVF treatment abroad.
She is four years older than the country's previous oldest mother.
Most British clinics will not offer the treatment to women over the age of 50.
Mrs Adeney was today unavailable for comment, but a family friend who answered the door at her home in Lidgate, near Newmarket, was aware of the publicity around her pregnancy.
"She doesn't want to say anything at the moment," said the friend.
"She has seen the newspapers and is taking it all in - she may be out later."
Neighbours apparently had no idea of Mrs Adeney's pregnancy until it hit the headlines.
"It's come as a shock," said one neighbour, who didn't want to be named. "I thought she was too old to have children.
"It hasn't quite sunk in yet. I don't know what to think."
