Many towns and villages have decked themselves out with Union Jacks and bunting ready for the Coronation weekend. But the village of Bramhall has gone one step further - creating a trail of life-sized Royals for visitors to find.
Independent business owners in the Stockport village have clubbed together to create the free Royal Trail with a series of life-sized cardboard cutouts of King Charles and his royal household hidden in shops, restaurants and bars.
Families can pick up a trail form, and if they find them all will be entered into a free prize draw that will take place on Saturday evening.
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The event has been co-ordinated by Alejandra Solis, who owns Bramhall Dog Groomers, where visitors can start the trail and pick up the free sheet and pen.
Alejandra, 42, says: "Bramhall is looking fantastic, there are lots of flags out and everyone has dressed their windows with the red, white and blue.
"So we thought adding the Royal Trail would be a bit of fun and something for the kids to do, as well as hopefully increase footfall to the shops. I mean who doesn't love a good royal trail?
"We've got three King Charles to find, two lots of Prince Harry and Meghan and one Camilla, as well as Will and Kate, a Union Jack flag and Big Ben hidden around the different shops.
"What has been really nice is that we've tried to be nice and organised and think about where the Royals might like to go in Bramhall.
"So Meghan and Harry have gone to the burger restaurant The Brooklyn Quarter because we're sure they'd be missing their American food, while Prince Charles is with me at the dog groomers because he's a great lover of dogs.
"He's been able to watch us groom the dogs here and we've advised him on food for his Jack Russells."
Alejandra added that they've even taken all of the Royal cut-out party for a drink at the local pub, the Crown and Conspirator, where they caused a stir by placing them all on the balcony on the main road through the village.
She laughed: "We took them all to the local pub the Crown and Conspirator and had them on the balcony waving at people. It's all been a lot of fun."
People can head out on the trail from 9am onwards tomorrow, with winners drawn at 5pm on Saturday, May 5. Prizes have been donated by all the business involved.
Alex Applegarth owns the burger, brunch and American-style diner The Brooklyn Quarter and says they've enjoyed getting inolved with the trail. They've "adopted" Meghan and Harry which has prompted plenty of interest from visitors.
He says: "There's been some good comments, and there have been loads of selfies. Since the Sainsbury's closed on The Village Square it has been quite quiet here, so it was lovely of Ale to organise all this, she's a superstar.
"Bramhall is a great little place, more people just need to know about it."
Alejandra is originally from Mexico but Bramhall is now her home after moving here 20 years ago.
She beams: "I absolutely love Manchester, so many people ask me why would you leave Mexico to come to Manchester but there's such a good vibe here and you can be whoever you want to be, life is so nice, it's a much slower pace than Mexico and it's the people that really make it."
Of the Coronation weekend she says: "I think the pomp and ceremony is important for the national identity. The Royal Family bring tourism and I love all the Britishness of it, the crowds, the horses, the guards."
Bramhall Royal Trail is running tomorrow, Saturday May 5 from 9am to 5pm. For more details head to Bramhall Dog Groomers, 13 The Village Square.
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