Lorraine Kelly treated ITV viewers to an exclusive tour of Buckingham Palace’s East Wing on Wednesday’s show, with the presenter revealing a “secret” feature of the historic building.
The 64-year-old host offered a glimpse of the iconic balcony, staterooms and hallways, as well as revealing some of the palace’s top secrets and stories.
However, unexpectedly, Lorraine discovered a hidden passage while taking a tour of the White Room.
The presenter drew viewers’ attention to a large mirror and explained: ‘This room also hides a fantastic secret.
“If I look up here, you can see that it looks like a beautiful mirror, it’s absolutely beautiful. But there’s something very special about this huge mirror.”
Lorraine Kelly treated ITV viewers to an exclusive tour of Buckingham Palace’s East Wing on Wednesday’s show, with the presenter revealing a “secret” feature in the historic building.
Lorraine discovered a hidden passage while taking a tour of the White Room
Pulling open the large wardrobe opposite the mirror, he revealed that it opened onto a secret passageway leading to the Royal Family’s private apartments, which the King uses “to enter or leave the room discreetly whenever he so desires.”
Lorraine was joined on the show by guests Gyles Brandreth, Tyler West, Ellie Simmonds, Dame Floella Benjamin, Strictly’s Anton Du Beke and royal photographer Chris Jackson, who shared their own memories of the palace and the Royal Family over the years.
Tyler recalled how he fist-bumped the King and told him about jerk chicken at Brixton Market.
He admitted: ‘I forgot for a second where I was and went to punch him with my fist, but I was scared he was going to punch me, so it was a bit of an awkward interaction… and now it’s developed to where we are now – we have like a six-piece handshake.’
Speaking about her first visit to Buckingham Palace, Ellie relived the moment the late Queen awarded her an MBE at the age of just 14.
She gushed: ‘It was a wonderful experience and bringing my granny along too, she loved the Queen… I was quite nervous to meet her, really nervous’ before Tyler joked: ‘You couldn’t have screwed it up any more than I did.’
Speaking fondly of her interactions with the late Queen, Dame Floella said: ‘The Queen, what a wonderful woman she was.
‘He was like a walking encyclopedia: he knew everything about everything… He had a great sense of humor.
The 64-year-old host offered a sneak peek inside the iconic balcony, staterooms and hallways, as well as revealing some of the palace’s top secrets and stories.
Before heading to the iconic royal balcony, Lorraine explored the palace’s east wing, which will be open to the public for the first time as part of the new tours.
“I think it was a shame that the general public didn’t really know the real Queen. She was full of life, she was a real-life comedian, she loved to imitate other people and she loved to tell stories.
“She shared so many stories with me that I felt very honored to have been able to see that side of her.”
Meanwhile, Anton, Before roping Lorraine into dancing, he revealed that he has always been Queen Camilla’s “favourite professional dancer” and that dancing at Buckingham Palace will always be a real “life moment” for him.
Before heading to the iconic royal balcony, Lorraine explored the palace’s east wing, which will be open to the public for the first time as part of the new tours.
The royal episode comes just after the host made an intimate admission that brought blushes to all sides on Tuesday’s installment of her morning show.
This comes just after the host made an intimate admission that brought blushes to all sides on Tuesday’s edition of her morning show.
The TV personality was hosting a health segment on low libido with Dr Amir Khan, who was on hand to discuss the key reasons for a low sex drive and offer suggestions for improving it.
The TV personality was presenting a health segment on low libido with regular contributor Dr Amir Khan, who was on hand to discuss the key reasons for a limited sex drive and offer tips to improve it while appearing remotely from his workplace in Bradford.
Addressing the presenter, she said: “When you feel good about yourself, you’re going to feel more desirable, you’re going to feel sexier, and that’s going to help with your libido and also help you be more intimate, so get on with it. I always think a bit of intimacy is good for everyone.”
“Thanks for that, especially the lubrication. I’ll take that with me,” he joked. “You’re the only man who can handle that and vaginal dryness at this time of the morning.”
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