Prince Charles lent his coat to EastEnders actress Letitia Dean

Following his visit to EastEnders’ Albert Square, Prince Charles llent his coat to actress Letitia Dean, who plays Sharon Watts, while being shown around the set by her and co-star Danny Dyer — one of his distant relatives.

Shivering in the cold, Letitia, who appeared in the very first episode back in 1985, told Charles: “You’ve got your coat on, very wise.”

The chivalrous prince, 73, then handed it over as they posed for pictures in front of The Queen Vic.

Letitia, 54, told him at the end: “Thanks for lending me your coat. It smelt rather lovely.”

Fellow tour guide Danny, who found out on Who Do You Think You Are? that he was a direct descendant of Edward III, said the royal visitors had “mad faces”.

But he did not mention his ancestral links, saying: “I don’t think they’d believe me. I met Charles before and I dropped it in. He just looked at me strange but I suppose we are related.

“I am 147,000 (in line) to the throne, not that I’ve Googled it. Very random to see the royals, you know. Up close they were very charming, really chatty. They’ve got mad faces when you’re close.”