Inside the Royals' EastEnders visit – Camilla's fangirling and Charles' kind gesture
ok.co.ukIt’s not every day that Royalty steps foot in EastEnders’ Albert Square, but that all changed this week when Prince Charles and his wife Camilla were welcomed to Walford.The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall visited the set of the iconic BBC soap on Thursday 31 March to meet the cast and crew, from Mick Carter actor Danny Dyer to Steve McFadden, who plays Phil Mitchell.
Whilst there, the couple also watched as a special street party involving the residents was filmed to mark the Queen’s upcoming Platinum Jubilee, which takes place in June.There were also plenty of other memorable moments - from Charles, 73, handing his coat to EastEnders’ actress Letitia Dean, who stars as Sharon Watts, to Camilla, 74, fangirling over Strictly Come Dancing winner Rose Ayling-Ellis, aka Frankie Lewis.
Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter Charles and Camilla’s visit began as they were introduced to some of the biggest stars in soapland who were shooting the special scenes.Their Royal Highnesses mingled with the likes of Kellie Bright (Linda Carter), Natalie Cassidy (Sonia Fowler), Gillian Taylforth (Kathy Beale), Rudolph Walker (Patrick Trueman), Perry Fenwick (Billy Mitchell) and Tameka Empson (Kim Fox).
And it sounds like Charles and Camilla are very much fans of the show, with Charles chatting away with Perry and his former on-screen wife Emma Barton (Honey Mitchell) about how they are no longer together.
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