The oldest British father who fathered a child with his 25-year-old lover at the age of 78 has died, The Sun reveals.
Raymond Calvert became a father for the seventh time in 2010, when 54 years younger partner Charlotte gave birth to a son, Jamie Rai.
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Raymond Calvert became Britain’s oldest father at 78 Credit: Jeff Morris
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The pensioner had a son, Jamie Rai, with his partner CharlotteCredits: Jeff Morris
The OAP beamed with joy as he said: “He’s a godsend, my own little miracle.”
The former store owner and market trader, whose lover, now 38, took his last name but did not marry him, died at the age of 91.
Charlotte and their son Jamie Rai, now 12, still live at his cottage in Colne, Lancs.
Having been born at 7lb 1oz, Raymond previously told The Sun: “Yes, you’ve got some strays telling me, ‘You’ll never see him grow up’. But we have no regrets.”
His family were left “heartbroken” after he died in Royal Preston Hospital on December 1 last year following a fall.
His funeral was held just four days before Christmas at Skipton Crematorium.
The easy-going man has always had a way with younger women — and told how he first met Charlotte after a three-year relationship with her mum.
Their paths occasionally crossed, but Charlotte re-entered his life in 2000 only when she became friends with his daughter Denise, who was then 49 years old.
Charlotte was about 16 when she was first introduced to Raymond.
It was a few years later until they kissed for the first time in a pub and it was “good”.
Raymond said: “I’m the luckiest man in the world. It makes me feel 10 feet tall.
“The baby was planned and I didn’t use Viagra or anything like that.
“At my age I didn’t really think it was possible to have a child, but he’s a beautiful little boy.
“I feel blessed. I look at that baby and think, ‘He’s so bloody healthy and good looking, how did I do it’?
“For an older man, it’s just incredible.
“I love him to the end and I would give my life for the little one.”
He joked: “Some people will say ‘How do you manage to get such a young pigeon out?’ And I just answer: ‘Better ask my partner’.
“I’ve always had women 20 to 25 years younger than me.”
Charlotte, who left school with three A-levels and was on a childcare course before falling pregnant, recalled the moment she realized she wanted a child.
She said: “I realized it would be nice to have baby Raymond. It has so many beautiful qualities.”
It is believed that the oldest dad in the world is the Indian Ramjit Raghav who had a son in 2012 at the age of 96.
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