[Harry!]

The last survivor of the sinking of the Titanic has died aged 97.

Millvina Dean was nine weeks old when the liner sank after hitting an iceberg in the early hours of 15 April 1912, on its maiden voyage from Southampton.

The disaster resulted in the deaths of 1,517 people in the north Atlantic, largely due to a lack of lifeboats.

Miss Dean, who remembered nothing of the fateful journey, died on Sunday at the care home in Hampshire where she lived, two of her friends told the BBC.

Her father, Bertram, perished when the vessel sank.

Her sister and mother also survived and they returned to Southampton, where Miss Dean spent most of her life.

She had recently been struggling with monthly bills of £3,000 at her care home and had been in danger of losing her room.

She began selling some of her Titanic-related mementoes to raise funds, and in April a canvas bag from her rescue was sold at auction raising £1,500.

Actors Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio, who appeared in the 1998 movie Titanic, contributed towards her care costs, along with the film's director James Cameron, by donating to the Millvina Fund which was set up by her friends.

Despite having no memories of the disaster, she always said it had shaped her life, because she should have grown up in the US instead of returning to the UK.

Built in Belfast, the White Star Line vessel became infamous for not having enough lifeboats onboard, leading to the deaths of many passengers.

Elizabeth Gladys Dean, better known as Millvina, was the Titanic's youngest passenger, born on 2 February 1912.

Another baby on board, Barbara Joyce West, was nearly 11 months old when the liner sank. She also survived.

Barbara Joyce Dainton, as she became when she married, died in October 2007, leaving Miss Dean as the last Titanic survivor.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/h...re/8070095.stm

[Ninastar]

aww thats sad!!

[Harry!]

Poor Millvina, She couldn't even make it to the hundred year aneversery

[Sod_James]

OMG why have i not seen this. I cant believe it.

im so shocked.

[Fat.Rat]

no way!!! is this true?

[JOSHUAH!]

Such a shame, its extraordinary to think she was the last surviving person who had been aboard that ship, R.I.P.

[Noel]

Awwwk that's awful..
There goes my chances of a sequel ¬__¬

[Harry!]

Originally posted by Fat.Rat
no way!!! is this true?

It is true. It says it on Wilkipedia, Daily Mail and the BBC so it must be true.

[Fat.Rat]

Originally posted by Harry.

It is true. It says it on Wilkipedia, Daily Mail and the BBC so it must be true.

i know now, sorry i wasnt saying you were lieing or owt, i am just shocked at the news, me and sod james are massive fans of the titanic and everything to do with it,so i couldnt belive it when i saw it!

[Harry!]

Originally posted by Fat.Rat

i know now, sorry i wasnt saying you were lieing or owt, i am just shocked at the news, me and sod james are massive fans of the titanic and everything to do with,so i couldnt belive it when i saw it!

Oh, I guess that you would want to go to the funeral then?

[Sod_James]

Originally posted by Fat.Rat

i know now, sorry i wasnt saying you were lieing or owt, i am just shocked at the news, me and sod james are massive fans of the titanic and everything to do with,so i couldnt belive it when i saw it!

Yeah we are. thats so sad. i actually cried when i found out. i was so hoping she would have made it to the 100th anniversary.

I would loved to have met her. im gonna go to her funeral if its open to the public.

[Sod_James]

whats really spooky is that today is the 98th anniversary of the launch of the Titanic from her contruction slipway in Belfast.

[Harry!]

I predict the funeral will be at Southampton as that is where the Titanic set off and where she lives now. If it is a open funeral it wont be too bad for me because I live in Portsmout which is quite close.

[Sod_James]

Originally posted by Harry.
I predict the funeral will be at Southampton as that is where the Titanic set off and where she lives now. If it is a open funeral it wont be too bad for me because I live in Portsmout which is quite close.

it is a likely assumption that that is where the funeral shall be held. i shall defineatly go if its open to the public.

[Fat.Rat]

if its open to the public, i would go, so sad i wish she had made the 100th anniversary aswell, she was a really nice woman.

[Sod_James]

Originally posted by Fat.Rat
if its open to the public, i would go, so sad i wish she had made the 100th anniversary aswell, she was a really nice woman.

i know it doesnt seem a lot to the normal ppl. but the Titanic world shall be in national mourning. Today is a historic day for Titanic fans.

[Fat.Rat]

Originally posted by Sod_James

i know it doesnt seem a lot to the normal people. but the Titanic world shall be in national mourning. Today is a historic day for Titanic fans.

i know, i sound like a drama queen when i say this, but its just hit me that she has died, thats it theres no more survivors from titanic, i have a picture of her at the side of my bed, il cherish that even more now.

[Sod_James]

Originally posted by Fat.Rat

i know, i sound like a drama queen when i say this, but its just hit me that she has died, thats it theres no more survivors from titanic, i have a picture of her at the side of my bed, il cherish that even more now.

i am quite shocked of the news myself.

[Lewis.]

no way. Oh God. Such a shame I would go but I Live in Cornwall

[Sod_James]

i live about 4 hours train journey away lol.

[M X]

Omg, this is spooky I was just thinking about her last night (don't make stuff up!) lol,

aww sad to here she's gone!

[Z]

Aw no, that's sad news! Still, to have lived for that long is somewhat incredible!