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Coronation Street fans surprised to see Antony Cotton invited to Queen's funeral

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As the nation gathered to mourn Queen Elizabeth II at her state funeral, soap fans at home were surprised to see Coronation Street star Antony Cotton among the faces of those in attendance at the ceremony.

The 47 year old actor, who is best known for playing Sean Tully on the popular ITV soap, explained that he was in attendance at the historic ceremony in a social media post once the service had concluded.

Sharing two photos side by side from the event, Antony wrote: “Well…where to begin?! I had the greatest honour of being invited to Her Majesty’s funeral. “So proud to see so many pals working on it, and doing their Queen and country proud.

It was a day I will never forget.” He then rounded off the post by saying: “May flights of Angels sing thee to thy rest…” Following the post, many social media users were left confused by the star’s attendance at such a huge event as they struggled to see any royal connection between the Bury born actor and the Royal family.

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