The secret of how Coronation Street got its name has been revealed.
The ITV soap revealed how the country’s most famous street landed it’s name just in time for today’s Royal Wedding.
As Prince Harry prepares to marry American actress Meghan Markle in Windsor, Kabin boss Rita Sullivan and Liz McDonald brought a bit of reality to Weatherfield.
Revealing she was planning to dress for the occasion of watching the Royal nuptials, Rita told Liz and Gemma: “It’s a Royal Wedding.
“I can’t just sit there in my dressing gown and slippers, can I?
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“It’s disrespectful.”
Then she gave fans a much needed history lesson of how the famous cobbles came to be renamed after another Royal Wedding.
Confirming it wasn’t renamed for Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation, though she did watch the event at the time.
She added: “The street was renamed after Edward VII’s coronation in 1903.”
Rita also revealed how the street’s famous terrace was finished the day before the former King’s coronation, so the street was renamed in honour of it.
Viewers were delighted with the information about the cobbles’ history.
One tweeted: “Nice history lesson on #Corrie. Didn’t know that about the name of the street.”
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A second said: “I liked hearing the history of Coronation Street in the show and reaction to a big current event like the Royal Wedding (and the Cup final!).”
Another less impressed fan added: “The history of Coronation Street’s name and then the history of Rosie’s name… has the history lesson ended yet?”
Coronation Street airs Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights on ITV at 7.30pm and 8.30pm
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