Teddie Beverley, the last surviving member of bestselling singing trio the Beverley Sisters, has died at the age of 99.
She and her siblings Joy and Babs were among the biggest stars in British showbiz in the 1950s and 1960s.
They lived in later life in adjoining homes in New Barnet, north London.
Their hits included I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus, Little Drummer Boy and Little Donkey, all of which made the UK top 20 in the 1950s.
Joy Beverley was married to former England captain and football legend Billy Wright.
The group were among the most successful and highest-paid singing acts in Europe for more than 20 years.
The sisters became household names who broke box office records in theatres and nightclubs and whose many hits included I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus, Little Donkey and Little Drummer Boy.
They often spoke at the same time, invariably finishing each other’s sentences.
Singing trio the Beverley Sisters are pictured here – left to right, Teddie, Joy and Babs
Teddie Beverley is pictured on the day of her wedding to Peter Felix at Caxton Hall, Westminster, on December 14 1959
They told one interviewer: ‘Don’t worry about who says what – we all think the same.’
The sisters dressed identically and shared the same Rolls-Royce with its licence number BEV 3.
And they described their neighbouring homes in north London as ‘detached, but almost touching’.
Teddie once said: ‘We don’t even have to look at each other to know when to breathe.
‘It’s an instinct. If one of us has a cold, we all sound like we have a cold.’
Joy Beverley – latterly described as the ‘Posh Spice’ of her day due to her relationship with Billy Wright – died aged 91 in 2015 after suffering a stroke.
Babs died, also at the age of 91, in October 2018.
Born in Bethnal Green, Joy and twin sisters Babs (Babette) and Teddie (Hazel) were the daughters of George Chinery and Victoria Miles who had performed for years as musical hall double act Coram and Mills.
The sisters are seen here at Wolverhampton Wanderers’ ground in 1993 – Joy Beverley was married to ex-Wolves captain Billy Wright
Pictured left to right, at London’s Savoy Hotel: Teddie, Joy and Babs
The late Queen Elizabeth II is seen here meeting former TV host and singer Max Bygraves and the Beverley Sisters in July 2002
The group were favourites of armed forces when performing abroad
Left to right, at the Cafe de Paris in London: Teddie, Joe and Babs
Evacuated to Northamptonshire after war broke out, the trio became typists before getting their big break as the ‘Bonnie Babies’ in an Ovaltine campaign.
Their status as celebrities blossomed and they went on to land their own TV show, Three Little Girls In View, which later was re-named as Those Beverley Sisters.
Columbia Records signed them in 1951, and their contract led to them becoming the highest paid female act of their time.
Though known as Teddie, she was born as Hazel Pamela Chinery on May 5 1927 alongside twin sister Babs – three years to the day since Joy was born.
They were recognised in 2002 by Guinness World Records as the longest-lasting vocal group with a line-up remaining unchaged.
The sisters were then awarded MBEs in 2006.
Teddie was married twice, to former waterskiing champion Peter Felix and then property developer Donald Cottage.
