I'm A Celeb's Alan Halsall reveals Corrie icon's cheeky quip to Charles and King's surprising reply

Coronation Street prima Alan Halsall and the Reverend Richard Coles shares astonishing stories astir the Royal Family portion sat astir the I'm A Celebrity campy fire

Coronation Street prima Alan Halsall has regaled his I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! co-stars with tales of King Charles III visiting the acceptable of his soap.

The existent monarch visited the acceptable of the iconic ITV amusement successful December 2000 wherever helium took portion successful country arsenic portion of Corrie's 40th day unrecorded episode. While connected the show, the present King visited the Rovers Return and spoke to formed members, including William Roache, who plays Ken Barlow, Jacqueline Pirie, who plays Linda Baldwin, and Jack P. Shepherd, who plays David Platt.

The then-Prince Charles besides shared clip connected acceptable with precocious histrion Liz Dawn, who played Vera Duckworth connected the amusement astatine the time. The King was connected the acceptable to unveil a plaque successful honour of the TV show's 40th anniversary.

Alan, 42, recalled the peculiar infinitesimal portion sat astir the campfire with his I'm A Celeb co-stars. He recalled: “Vera, Liz Dawn, was laid successful bed, she was successful a coma during that episode. So you’re told, hold for him to talk and each that. Anyway, helium comes walking done workplace and Liz is successful furniture and she went ‘Ere, person you bought maine grapes?’”

Explaining that the present King Charles was precise comic successful his response, helium shared: “He was truly personable, I indispensable admit I was taken back, I was impressed!” The anecdote past prompted the Reverend Richard Coles to callback a communicative of his ain involving the precocious Queen Elizabeth II. Recalling being contiguous astatine the authorities opening of parliament, helium siad “she got each robed up and everything to spell into the chamber”. Explaining however there’s usually a formation of stairs to spell up which she couldn’t manage, she got into the assistance instead.

Explaining however idiosyncratic pressed the incorrect button, meaning alternatively than going up to the lords, they went down to the work centre. He went on: “And the doorway opened determination was a woman, a cleaner, stood determination with a trolley and she didn’t look up, she conscionable went ‘budge up’ and walked successful and pushed the Queen and Prince Philip to the backmost of the lift. Then she looked up and went ‘f***ing hell’.”

As the campmates exploded into laughter, Richard added: “And the Queen invited her to beverage astatine Buckingham Palace!” The Reverend went connected to stock a communicative astir the histrion Dominic West - who played Prince Charles successful the Netflix smash The Crown.

Explaining however Dominic’s woman is simply a well-known plot designer, she got invited to Clarence House for a reception erstwhile Camilla was the Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Charles was the Prince of Wales. When Dominic asked his woman if helium could travel too, Richard explained: “She said nary due to the fact that he’d conscionable been formed arsenic Charles successful The Crown and it was that play of The Crown that dealt with Diana and it was each a spot arguable and everything.”

Richard said however Dominic promised “to basal astatine the backmost and bash nothing". However Richard explained: “Camilla saw him and came implicit and helium went, ‘Oh, bully evening your Royal Highness’ and she went, ‘Good evening your Royal Highness’.”

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