The Queen returns to Coronation Street for the first time in nearly 40 years
Telegraph, 08 Jul 2021
Both are national institutions, albeit occupying two very different worlds.
But those worlds collided today when the Queen takes a stroll down the famous cobbles of Coronation Street, where she met long-serving cast members and even pop into the Rovers Return.
Her Majesty’s long awaited return to the ITV set in Manchester comes almost 40 years after she last dropped in on the fictional town of Weatherfield.
In 1982, she officially opened the new set at the Granada Studios, meeting some of the show’s most famous faces alongside her late husband, the Duke of Edinburgh.
Much has changed since then, but the Queen, 95, might recognise some members of the cast who still star in the long-running soap, including William Roache, 89, who plays Ken Barlow and Barbara Knox, 87, otherwise known as Rita Tanner.
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But those worlds collided today when the Queen takes a stroll down the famous cobbles of Coronation Street, where she met long-serving cast members and even pop into the Rovers Return.
Her Majesty’s long awaited return to the ITV set in Manchester comes almost 40 years after she last dropped in on the fictional town of Weatherfield.
In 1982, she officially opened the new set at the Granada Studios, meeting some of the show’s most famous faces alongside her late husband, the Duke of Edinburgh.
Much has changed since then, but the Queen, 95, might recognise some members of the cast who still star in the long-running soap, including William Roache, 89, who plays Ken Barlow and Barbara Knox, 87, otherwise known as Rita Tanner.
Read the full story here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2021/07/08/queen-returns-coronation-street-first-time-nearly-40-years/
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