Watch: King Charles heads to Morecambe and Wise for surprise visit to Northern Ireland

The king beamed. In 1977 he appeared on stage with Morecambe and Wise during a special royal charity performance in aid of the Queen’s Jubilee in 1977 and is said to have been such a fan that he was even prepared to appear in one of their shows before the idea was rejected. nervous palace aides.

Elsewhere, the coronation was largely the theme as the royal family were shown a bespoke coronation robe created by local textile artist Angela Turkington, with embroidered squares made by 22 local primary schools.

Mr. Gavin escorted the royal visitors around the garden and introduced them to those who had been working all the time to build it.

“They were wonderful,” he said. “I got to spend some time with them, we went to a peaceful garden with dancing water and they asked me where the plants came from, the idea behind the design, and they couldn’t have been nicer.”

He added: “Sometimes we can be a bit mischievous when it comes to gardening, but I wanted to create a bit of magic.

“The King and Queen were absolutely brilliant, they understood how fun and funny it was. The King told me that Morecambe and Wise would be delighted to be associated with it.’