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Queen opens BBC's new base in Salford | |
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The Queen has visited Salford and officially opened the BBC's base in the MediaCityUK complex. | |
Earlier, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh opened hospitals in Manchester after arriving on the royal train at Manchester Victoria Station. | Earlier, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh opened hospitals in Manchester after arriving on the royal train at Manchester Victoria Station. |
At MediaCityUK, she was taken on a tour of the BBC's studios and watched Football Focus in rehearsal. | |
Later, the royal couple will attend a lunch at Manchester Town Hall, hosted by the Lord Mayor of Manchester. | Later, the royal couple will attend a lunch at Manchester Town Hall, hosted by the Lord Mayor of Manchester. |
The visit is part of the Queen's tour of the UK to mark her Diamond Jubilee. | The visit is part of the Queen's tour of the UK to mark her Diamond Jubilee. |
At the BBC's home in the new complex they met staff and patients and listened to a specially-commissioned musical work by the Royal Northern College of Music. | |
Hundreds of schoolchildren cheered and waved flags when she arrived, with one child handing her a home-made greeting card saying "Welcome to Salford". | |
BBC director general Mark Thompson and Peter Salmon, director of BBC North, accompanied the royal party on a tour of the buildings. | |
They visited the studio where Match Of The Day and Football Focus are filmed, watching a rehearsal featuring ex-Liverpool defender, now pundit, Mark Lawrenson and German former player Didi Hamann, an ex-Liverpool midfielder. | |
Presenter Dan Walker explained how Football Focus was constructed before the Queen was escorted to the Children's TV studios where CBBC and Newsround are broadcast. | |
The Queen also started the BBC Sport Relief Mile from the complex. | |
The Duke of Edinburgh will also visit the Salford University Media Centre. | The Duke of Edinburgh will also visit the Salford University Media Centre. |
Earlier, the Queen had opened Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Saint Mary's Hospital and a new wing at Manchester Royal Infirmary. | |
After lunch, the royal couple will visit a Jubilee garden in the town square, before attending an "urban garden party" at Manchester Central. | After lunch, the royal couple will visit a Jubilee garden in the town square, before attending an "urban garden party" at Manchester Central. |