Coronation Street's youngest stars had a sweet gift for the Queen when she visited the street.
The 95-year-old monarch walked the cobbles of Weatherfield on Thursday morning in a tour of the set and studios following the soap marking its 60th anniversary last December.
She was given a red carpet welcome as those lining the street applauded among the sound of the Corrie theme tune playing out.
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The Queen met a host of cast and crew of the show, walking beside the cobbled street before popping into the studio where the interior of the Rovers Return is filmed.
Among the cast members she stopped to speak to was Kirsty Soames and Harriet Atkins, known for portraying Ruby Dobbs and Hope Stape, the children of Fiz and Tyrone.
Corrie has revealed that they presented Queen Elizabeth with a 'Little Red Robin' tree, with Robins known to be a sign of good fortune and good luck.
The tree was then gifted back to the programme for planting in the Victoria Street Garden in celebration her visit.
And that wasn't the only gift she managed to receive during her trip.
Mollie Gallagher, who plays Nina Lucas, Alex Warner actor Liam Bairstow and Elle Mulvaney, who portrays Amy Barlow, also presented the Queen with some very special memorabilia.
The soap confirmed this included an original 'Corrie Cobble' from the set opened by her Majesty back in 1981, which had been specially engraved by a local stonemasons, as well as an early edition bottle of 60th Anniversary 'Weatherfield Spirit' Gin with a pair of Meehart Manchester Skyline gin glasses.
There was also every fans dream - a bag of Corrie goodies including a signed anniversary book and some Newton & RIdley beer mats which we hope will get used at Buckingham Palace.
The Queen spent 40 minutes at the Salford-based set, chatting to many of the cast members.
She started outside the Rovers by sharing a chat with Bill Roache, who plays Ken Barlow, Barbara Knox who is cast as Rita, Sue Nicholls who plays Audrey and Helen Worth, known to millions of soap fans as Gail.
Barbara was full of chatter for the royal, telling her had "brought the sunshine."
"You know you are like a ray of sunshine," the iconic actress told the Queen.
"And you’ve given us all such a lift (with) you coming, thank you very very much indeed.
"We all absolutely adore you, the world adores you."
The Queen, who asked how they had managed to keep filming during the pandemic, replied: "It’s really marvellous you’ve been able to carry on", to which Bill replied to laughter: "Well, ma’am, you’re the one who has carried on."
As the Queen studied more of the cast members she asked: "I have not been able to see it all the time.
"Are you all nice?" to which Ben Price, who plays Nick, stood alongside on-screen brother David, played by Jack P Shepherd, said: "I can confidently say Jack is a bad boy.
"There always has to be conflict," he added.
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