ITV Corrie legend William Roache says he 'fell in love' with the Queen
Coronation Street legend William Roache says he 'fell in love' with Her Majesty the Queen from the moment he first met her. The Corrie icon met Queen Elizabeth II on several occasions.
"She was so beautiful," William explained in an ITV interview. "I fell in love with her as a person and as an individual. "I don't know whether that was heresy or something, but she is just a very comforting person to be with."The Queen visited the set of Coronation Street twice during her 70 year reign, the first time at its original studios in at Granada Studios in Quay Street, Manchester in 1982 and again in 2021 at its current set at Trafford Wharf.
"Actually meeting her has always been very easy and very delightful, very comforting and usually full of humour." William was awarded an MBE by the Queen in 2001 and he received an OBE in her New Year Honours list in December 2021. The Prince of Wales is now King, having acceded to the throne immediately on the death of his mother. The Queen was the first British monarch in history to reach her Platinum Jubilee, and has died just three months after the national celebrations in June.
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