Karl's sweet birthday surprise for 102-year-old WWII vet
A World War II veteran has celebrated her 102nd birthday with a message from her favourite TV personality: Karl Stefanovic.
Joan was forced to spend her milestone birthday trapped in her apartment after the lift in her building broke, leaving her stuck on the third floor.
After hearing of her plight, the A Current Affair team took the celebration to Joan and surprised her with a special message from the Today show host.
"You're a wonderful man, Karl. Oh boy. I think he's just lovely," Joan said through giggles after watching the personalised video.
Joan had planned to celebrate her milestone at the RSL, but her building's lift malfunction left her celebrating alone.
"I like to enjoy my retirement. I love my RSL. Especially on Friday nights when we have the raffles," Joan told ACA.
"But I can't enjoy it at the moment because there's no lift. It's annoying."
Joan was born in England in 1922 and at the age of 17, she signed up to serve her country in the war.
Joan joined the Women's Auxiliary Air Force where she spent time monitoring radar signals for German bombing raids.
"I was doing my job, which I had to do," she said.
After the war, Joan married her husband Bob and the pair moved to Australia to start a new life together.
"I love everything about Australia. I love swimming, horse riding, everything," Joan said gleefully.
Image credits: A Current Affair