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SimonOKing

  1. @SaraThornton1 haha. Good luck! ;-)) 4 minutes ago via Twitter for iPhone in reply to SaraThornton1
  2. @SaraThornton1 is 5hrs enough sleep to function properly? 5 minutes ago via Twitter for iPhone in reply to SaraThornton1
  3. Well, seeing as Charles doesn't want to do the weather forecast again I suppose I'd better get to bed. #5livebreakfast in the morning yeah 7 minutes ago via Twitter for iPhone
  4. Wow. Extremely proud to be British right now. God bless the Queen. 20 minutes ago via Twitter for iPhone
  5. @ProducerMatthew haha, yep that's it! about 1 hour ago via Twitter for iPhone in reply to ProducerMatthew
  6. @liamdutton how long have you leant the jacket to Elton for? All good thanks (well apart from way passed my bedtime!) about 1 hour ago via Twitter for iPhone in reply to liamdutton
  7. What??? Are our friends across the pond getting confused what the Diamond jubilee is all about #jubileeconcert about 1 hour ago via Twitter for iPhone
  8. @liamdutton I've seen that jacket in your wardrobe - surprised it hasn't made an appearance on C4 yet! about 1 hour ago via Twitter for iPhone in reply to liamdutton
  9. @WeatherNick here here about 1 hour ago via Twitter for iPhone in reply to WeatherNick
  10. The overhead camera and skyline shots are incredible. Soooo many people waving flags and London looking great in twilight #jubilleeconcert about 1 hour ago via Twitter for iPhone
  11. Have to admit I love #sing . Great performance #jubileeconcert about 2 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
  12. Ah our first glimpse of Her Majesty. God bless Her #jubileeconcert about 2 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
  13. Oh dear someone needs to tell #gracejones that it's not the Queen's birthday! about 3 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
  14. Sorry cliff - not for me (or the crowd by the looks of it) #jubileeconcert about 3 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
  15. Watching the #jubileeconcert but wondering where the Queen is? They haven't actually shown her - is she in the royal box yet? about 3 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
  16. @rob_1974whu just to give you the very latest info. The latest data suggests the rain might be a bit quicker tom now - could be from 2ish. about 12 hours ago via web in reply to rob_1974whu
  • Name Simon King
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  • Bio BBC weatherman recently relocated to Salford with 5live. The views expressed here by me are my own and not those of the BBC or Met Office.
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