Britain's oldest men turn 111 years old
Media playback is unsupported on your deviceBritain's two oldest men are marking their 111th birthdays.
Mr Weighton, who grew up in Hull, said he had requested not to have a birthday card from the Queen in order to save public funds.It is not known which of them was born first.Mr Weighton is celebrating his birthday by officially launching his new book of poems, to raise funds for elderly people in Alton.
The former teacher and engineer has two sons and a daughter, 10 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.He said the world had changed"enormously" in his lifetime but people had mostly stayed the same.
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