Julia Van Hool is oldest human in the Benelux
Julia Van Hool is now the oldest person in the entire Benelux. The 111-year-old became the oldest Belgian last month, but as the result of the death of a 114-year-old Dutch woman Julia is now the oldest person in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
Julia was born in Putte in Antwerp Province on 7 May 1909. She currently lives at a care home in Lier.
Until her death last week Dutch woman Anne Brasz-Later was the oldest person in the Benelux.