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King Charles made an unexpected appearance at the National Television Awards on Thursday evening. King Charles, the Prince Of Wales at the time of recording, sent Emmerdale a very special message to celebrate their 50th anniversary.

The winners for the 2022 National Television Awards have been announced at a star-studded event in London.

Emmerdale will celebrate its 50th anniversary this week and throughout October, multiple storylines have been set in place in the run-up to the special episode. During the month, we have seen many familiar faces return to Emmerdale, however, an unfortunate plot twist could see soap fans wave goodbye to their favourite characters.The show began back in 1976 with an original name of Emmerdale Farm, which switched to Emmerdale in 1989 as the show moved to an evening slot on ITV.But when will the 50th anniversary episode air and what is the plot?Here's everything you need to know.The celebratory episode will air on Sunday, October 16 on ITV and ITV Hub, which marks 50 years to the day since the first broadcast of the ITV soap.The 50th anniversary episode will be an hour long, however, it will not be a live episode.The idea of the soap was thought up by former actor and playwright Kevin Laffan, with it being launched as Yorkshire television living through the eyes of the famous Sugden family.

Emmerdale ’s 50th anniversary celebration is edging closer and closer and star Mark Charnock, who plays Marlon Dingle, has revealed what’s in store will be nothing short of “sensational”.The village-based drama series is set to air special episodes and a one-off documentary featuring loved cast members, from both past and present, as they discuss and give tribute to the ITV programme. Mark, 53, gave a tease of what viewers can get excited for in the anniversary celebration as he spoke to OK! He revealed: “We’ve just been emailed them [the scripts].They’ve just arrived and it’s nothing short of sensational.” While nothing else was given away about the soap's 50th tribute, it has been shared that the upcoming documentary will include Emmerdale clips from significant plotlines and unearthed moments from the ITV archives never-seen-before by fans.