 It's the world's longest running soap - so it's no surprise that Coronation Street has had a royal make a cameo appearance. It came in December 2000, when Charles, who was then Prince of Wales, made a fleeting appearance in a live episode of the show for its 40th anniversary. His scene showed him on a supposed visit to Weatherfield and being presented to meet Audrey Roberts - a local councillor at the time. The footage was actually filmed earlier that day at Granada Studios and showed him meeting actress Sue Nicholls. It is believed that Charles allowed the footage to be shown in the episode - so long as he got a mention in the closing credits. Kate on This Morning Kate with Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield on This Morning ( ITV) ITV show This Morning is a staple of daytime TV and hosts Holl){kind=link}
King Charles has made an unlikely appearance on an episode of the hit BBC show The Repair Shop – and he joins a host of other royals who have made surprise cameo appearances on TV shows from Kate Middleton on This Morning to Prince Harry on Strictly Come Dancing
The royals are often never far from our TV screens, popping up in news bulletins or documentaries about their work. But sometimes they can appear in the most unlikely of shows when you least expect it.
Earlier this week, King Charles made a special appearance in the hit BBC show The Repair Shop, which saw t he experts repairing an 18th-century bracket clock and a piece made for Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee for him. He joined presenter Jay Blades to explain why the items were important to him and gave him a tour of Dumfries House in Scotland. But it appears he’s not the only royal to pop up in unexpected shows, from soaps such as Coronation Street to even Strictly Come Dancing…
It’s the world’s longest running soap – so it’s no surprise that Coronation Street has had a royal make a cameo appearance.
It came in December 2000, when Charles, who was then Prince of Wales, made a fleeting appearance in a live episode of the show for its 40th anniversary.