Romanian woman had her daughter at 12, who gave birth at 11
Romanian woman had her daughter at 12, who gave birth at 11A Romanian woman said yesterday how she became the world's youngest gran at just 23. Mother-of-two Rifca Stanescu was 12 when she had her first child Maria.
She urged the girl not to follow her example but Maria gave birth to son Ion when she was only 11.
Rifca had married jewellery seller Ionel Stanescu when she was 11 and he was 13.
They eloped because Rifca feared her father wanted her to marry another village lad in Investi, Romania.
She said, "I wanted to marry him, so I agreed, and of course after we had spent the night together then there was no way anyone could separate us.
I had been promised to another boy's family since I was two years old but I didn't want that."
She was forgiven when she had her daughter making her mum, also Maria, a great-gran at 40.
Son Nicolae was born a year later. The young mum later tried to persuade Maria to stay at school.
But Maria left to wed when she was 10 and had her baby six months later.
Rifca cuddled grandson Ion, now two, and said, "I am happy to be a grandmother but wished more for Maria."
Britain's youngest gran was an unnamed 26-year-old from Rotherham, Yorks.
Her daughter, 12, gave birth in 1999.
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