UK: Why Britain's oldest mother left parenting so late

. LONDON, England / The Daily Mail / Femail / June 9, 2009 People won't understand, but I don't care: Why Britain's oldest mother left parenting so late and has nothing but scorn for her critics By Barbara Davies When she emerged from hospital this week, gently cradling her newborn son in her arms, Britain's oldest mother seemed determined to look rather younger than her 66 years. Elizabeth Munro wore a flowing maxi dress, left her carefully styled hair hanging loosely around her shoulders and wore subtle, flattering make-up. But the soft, radiant image that she defiantly presented to her critics has done little to stave off accusations that, by going abroad for IVF, she has also defied nature and risks leaving her son an orphan in childhood. Defying nature: Looking younger than her 66 years, Elizabeth Munro with her newborn son as they returned home from hospital Indeed, as one former acquaintance revealed this week, Elizabeth's own beloved mother died, aged 68, after battling breast cancer when she was barely a year older than her only daughter is now. Click here for the complete story © 2009 Associated Newspapers Ltd