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Queen opens BBC's new base in Salford | 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. | 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. | At MediaCityUK, she was taken on a tour of the BBC's studios and watched Football Focus in rehearsal. |
Later, the royal couple attended a lunch at Manchester Town Hall, hosted by the Lord Mayor of Manchester. | Later, the royal couple attended 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. |
The royal visit to MediaCityUK provided a neat illustration of just how much our society has changed since the Queen came to the throne 60 years ago. | |
Her coronation was one of the first TV outside broadcasts. | |
The technicians who worked on bringing that event to the screen would have been astonished at the state-of-the-art studios which the royals were shown today. | |
Their behind-the-scenes tour of the BBC's new Salford base included the Football Focus studio and the new home of BBC Sport. | |
Hundreds of BBC staff members craned for a glimpse of the Queen, and others lined the route outside. | |
Children from local schools waved flags and cheered loudly when the royal limousine arrived - and even more loudly when they caught sight of some of the children's TV presenters. | |
It all came to a confetti-showered close when the Queen waved the flag to start the Sport Relief mile, in the sunshine outside the studios. | |
BBC staff and local people all joined together in the fun run, with some adding precious minutes on to their performance times by stopping to wave at the royal couple. | |
Hundreds of schoolchildren cheered and waved flags when she arrived at the BBC's home in the MediaCityUK complex, with one child handing her a home-made greeting card saying "Welcome to Salford". | Hundreds of schoolchildren cheered and waved flags when she arrived at the BBC's home in the MediaCityUK complex, 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
There the Queen was greeted by children's show presenters Chris Johnson, Ore Oduba and Cerrie Burnell. | There the Queen was greeted by children's show presenters Chris Johnson, Ore Oduba and Cerrie Burnell. |
A puppetry performance was given by the characters Hacker T Dog and Dodge T Dog, with help from Phil Fletcher and Warrick Brownlow-Pike respectively, who present the links between children's shows. | A puppetry performance was given by the characters Hacker T Dog and Dodge T Dog, with help from Phil Fletcher and Warrick Brownlow-Pike respectively, who present the links between children's shows. |
"We thought you might bring the corgis with you?" Hacker T Dog said - before the puppetmasters appeared from beneath the desk to reveal themselves with a bow. | "We thought you might bring the corgis with you?" Hacker T Dog said - before the puppetmasters appeared from beneath the desk to reveal themselves with a bow. |
"That's very good, isn't it?" the Queen said. | "That's very good, isn't it?" the Queen said. |
The Queen also started the BBC Sport Relief Mile for 600 participants from quayside at the complex. | The Queen also started the BBC Sport Relief Mile for 600 participants from quayside at the complex. |
Earlier, she had opened Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Saint Mary's Hospital and a new wing at Manchester Royal Infirmary. | Earlier, she had opened Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Saint Mary's Hospital and a new wing at Manchester Royal Infirmary. |
There they met staff and patients and listened to a specially-commissioned musical work by the Royal Northern College of Music. | There they met staff and patients and listened to a specially-commissioned musical work by the Royal Northern College of Music. |
While attending a three-course lunch at the town hall, the Queen met newlyweds John and Frances Canning, of Prestwich, Greater Manchester. | While attending a three-course lunch at the town hall, the Queen met newlyweds John and Frances Canning, of Prestwich, Greater Manchester. |
The couple had gone ahead with their ceremony despite the royal visit, and it is believed the Queen featured in their wedding photographs. | The couple had gone ahead with their ceremony despite the royal visit, and it is believed the Queen featured in their wedding photographs. |
The Queen then viewed a Jubilee Garden unveiled in Albert Square in her honour, which has as its centrepiece an enormous "throne" sculpted from a fallen beech tree from Wythenshawe Park. | The Queen then viewed a Jubilee Garden unveiled in Albert Square in her honour, which has as its centrepiece an enormous "throne" sculpted from a fallen beech tree from Wythenshawe Park. |