A couple invited the Queen to their wedding – and she accepted. Sweethearts Frances and John Canning were amazed when the Queen appeared as surprise guest of honour on their big day.
The couple, from Prestwich, had booked Manchester town hall for their civil wedding. But they were shocked when staff phoned to say they would be sharing the venue with ‘an important VIP’.
Replay our live blog below where our reporters filed live updates, video and pictures throughout the day After learning it was the Queen, the couple wrote a lighthearted letter to Buckingham Palace inviting her to join their party.
They were pleasantly surprised to receive a reply from the Palace thanking them for the invite – and stunned when the Royal visitor made a detour from her original schedule to turn up to wish them the best.
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