Schoolboy Daniel Saunders, from Bishop’s Stortford, Herts, is celebrating his 11th birthday today, November 11, having been closely tied to the number 11 since the day he was born.
He was born at 11:11 am on 11 November 2011.
He now gets to mark a special birthday, on which he’ll receive 11 presents.
“I’ve been looking forward to this birthday a lot! It’s more exciting than any other birthday has ever been.
“Eleven is a master number in numerology and it means I have good potential in the future. It’s my lucky number and it’s easy to remember. Nobody ever forgets my birthday!” Daniel said.
Reacting to his son’s special birthday, Dad Jason, 42, who runs a grounds maintenance firm, said; “It’s brilliant! A real day to remember.
“There was no way on this earth we thought it would be possible for him to be born at 11:11 on 11/11 in 2011. This is a very important day now that he’s turning 11.
“The doctor said there was no chance he would be born at 11:11 but I think he was clinging on to his mum’s rib cage. A lot of people use their birthday for their PIN–but he’s pretty stuck on that one!”
In her remarks, Daniel’s mum, Charlotte, says 11 has also been her lucky number since primary school–which made his birth even more remarkable.
According to a local source, Daniel was due to be born on 17 November 2011. But a week before, Charlotte, now 41, was told her son was in an awkward position.
Daniel’s birth was then delayed on the day because he was positioned under Charlotte’s ribs – so the surgeons took longer than expected to get him out.
“It’s amazing that he was born with all those 11s. It’s been my lucky number since I was a young child. It’s very special to share that with him. And it does make Remembrance Day more special. You think back to the war and all those relatives that were lost, so you have an extra moment,” Mrs. Charlotte said.