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Queen was such a fan of Grange Hill she even did IMPRESSIONS

- PAUL BYRNE

ELIZABETH II was such a huge fan of kids’ TV classic Grange Hill she once put on a 10-minute routine doing impressions of its characters. 

Broadcaster and writer Gyles Brandreth revealed yesterday that “not many years before her death” the late Queen entertained dinner guests at Windsor Castle with an impromptu performance “with the accents, as a complete set piece”.

The monarch was 51 when the BBC series, set in a comprehensive school and with an iconic comic book-style opening sequence, debuted in 1978. It was taken off air 30 years later, having become one of TV’s longest-running shows.

Viewers were captivated by Grange Hill’s gritty drama and its stars became household names.