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THIS Morning viewers were left with "tears streaming down their faces" as they watched the heartwarming moment four siblings were reunited for the first time in 60 YEARS.

Ron Williams appeared on the daytime telly show to talk about meeting up with his brother and sisters after such a long time on Long Lost Family.

 Viewers teared up at the moment Ron Williams was reunited with his siblings
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Viewers teared up at the moment Ron Williams was reunited with his siblings

Their mother had struggled to cope after giving birth to two children out of wedlock, Ron and Christine, so they went to live with their grandparents.

But after their grandparents died when Ron was six and Christine four, he returned to his mother.

Christine, however, had been adopted and found out years later that she had emigrated to New Zealand.

 Ron was reunited with his siblings for the first time in 60 years on Long Lost Family
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Ron was reunited with his siblings for the first time in 60 years on Long Lost Family
 Ron spoke about the moment he was reunited with his siblings after 60 years
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Ron spoke about the moment he was reunited with his siblings after 60 yearsCredit: Rex Features

Ron and Christine then went on to find out that their mother had another son and daughter with another man - something that they had had no idea about.

He spoke about his joy of being reunited with his brother John and sisters Christine and Noreen back in 2015.

They then went on to air the happy moment that the four of them first met.

 John, Christine, Noreen and Ron were reunited on Long Lost Families
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John, Christine, Noreen and Ron were reunited on Long Lost FamiliesCredit: Rex Features
 Ron was reunited with his family through ITV's Long Lost Families
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Ron was reunited with his family through ITV's Long Lost Families
 Christine and Noreen also spoke on This Morning via Skype
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Christine and Noreen also spoke on This Morning via Skype
 Ron Williams' mother with him and his sister over 60 years ago
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Ron Williams' mother with him and his sister over 60 years ago

Ron revealed: "I always knew from an early age that there were four of us... we knew of them as their middle names, because mum always spoke about them."

Holly Willoughby said: "So they were the final piece of this puzzle - and that's the beauty of this show that's on ITV at 9 because this is what happens next, I think you should grab the tissues..."

And indeed viewers did as they watched the three siblings reunite for the first time in 60 years.

One commented: "Oh This Morning I'm trying to work and the tears are streaming down my face #ThisMorning @hollywills #timeforacuppa @Schofe 💋."

Another blubbed: "Omg how beautiful. I'm in tears here. Your ruining my make up, stop it 😭😂 #ThisMorning."

A third commented: "Aw #ThisMorning just made me blub at the brothers reuniting #longlostfamily."

 Ron was left in tears after being surprised by brother John
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Ron was left in tears after being surprised by brother JohnCredit: Rex Features
 John had to travel by plane to get to the This Morning studio
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John had to travel by plane to get to the This Morning studio

And Ron got an even better surprise when his brother John shocked him by appearing on the programme and left him in tears travelling from Australia to be there.

John joked: "I was just walking past and they asked me to come on telly!"

Long Lost Family: What Happened Next will be on tonight at 9pm on ITV.


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