FOR her 100th birthday, Doris Hook was eligible to get a card from the Queen – big deal.

For her 102nd birthday today, she not only got to pet a pony, she also got a video greeting from the presenter of her favourite TV show, Homes Under the Hammer.

Martin Roberts also sent Mrs Hook a bunch of flowers which were presented to her in a surprise party at Stirlings care home in Wantage.

The Orders of St John Care Trust which runs the home said Mrs Hook watches the daytime TV show "religiously" and has done for years.

In his message, a chuckling Mr Roberts said: "Doris – it's my great pleasure to join you at least on video to celebrate your amazing, fantastic, well-done brilliant 102nd birthday.

"I'm sorry I can't be there in person but I'm sending you lots and lots of love and special thoughts for your very special day - I don't know what you've got planned, I imagine you'll be out on the town boogying the night away and having a right old laugh."

Stirlings administrator Nicky Bumpass thanked Mr Roberts and the show's production company for the message.

She said: "You put a big smile on all our faces, as this will be something she can watch over and over again."

An overwhelmed Doris said: "How did you manage to get this done? It's too much – thank you so much."

When asked prior to her birthday if she had any special requests for the big day Mrs Hook replied: "I miss riding my pony".

So the care home contacted Riding for the Disabled Abingdon charity in Southmoor who obligingly brought Charlie the pony to meet the birthday girl.

Mrs Hook was born Doris Fraude 102 years ago in Letcombe Regis, just two miles south of Wantage, to Edith and Tom Fraude.

They lived on a farm where the young Doris worked throughout most of her life, also caring for her ill mother as she grew up.

She attended Letcombe village school, which no longer exists, but left at the age of 14 and continued to work for her parents.

Even when she married her husband William (Bill) Hook at the age of 26 she carried on working on the farm.

Mrs Hook said she never had any children as she "didn’t have time and didn’t really want any".

She came to live at Stirlings on Garston Lane in July 2015 as she could no longer live at home.

She had said she wanted to pass away at the farm house where she had spent almost her whole life but friends and family persuaded her it was not feasible.

Today she has several visitors who come to see her regularly, including her cousins Jerry and Ron, and keeps in touch with other friends by telephone.