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With an average age of 94, care home residents in UK set new record for world's oldest choir

Video. UK choir with average age of 94 breaks Guinness World Record

Updated: 20/12/2024 - 16:16 GMT+1

A UK choir called the Prime Timers, with members aged 87 to 99, set a new Guinness World Record for the "world's oldest choir".

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