Great-great-grandfather welcomes fifth generation of his family into the world

Great-great-grandfather Roy Howes has been able to celebrate the start of the fifth living generation of his family.

Roy, 96, said hello to two-week-old Edison for the first time in the same house where he has greeted his other descendants for the last six decades – all of whom are male.

The former Royal Navy serviceman was joined by his son, Roy Jr, 75, and six other…