Duchess Sophie makes The Archers cameo appearance

Duchess Sophie makes The Archers cameo appearanceImage source, Joe Giddens/PA WireImage caption, Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, visited the Mailbox in Birmingham to record the episodePublished9 minutes agoThe Duchess of Edinburgh has made a surprise cameo appearance on The Archers.Sophie, who has been a fan of the long-running BBC Radio 4 show for many years, joined Ambridge regulars in Thursday's episode.In behind the scenes images taken when she secretly recorded her segment at the BBC Mailbox in Birmingham in May, Sophie was pictured smiling as she stood in front of her script and microphone under the bright studio lights.The episode - in the drama's 75th anniversary year - aired at 19:00 BST, and revealed Sophie as a surprise guest at the fictional Borchester Show, in her real life role as honorary president of charity Linking Environment And Farming (LEAF).Image source, Joe Giddens/PA WireImage caption, Sophie recorded an episode with cast members Susie Riddell and Tim Bentnick She was joined by actors Tim Bentnick, who plays David Archer, David Troughton, who stars as Tony Archer, and Susie Riddell, who appears as Tracy Horrobin."Nerves are frayed on the day of the Borchester Show, and a surprise guest makes their mark," the programme's website had hinted.The duchess was following in the footsteps of Queen Camilla, who appeared on the soap in 2011.The Queen, also a self-confessed Archers addict, acted out her role as president of the National Osteoporosis Society, in a special episode to mark The Archers' 60th anniversary.Queen Elizabeth II's sister Princess Margaret also made a cameo in 1984, when she was a surprise guest at a fundraising fashion show for the NSPCC, in the ballroom of Ambridge's local hotel Grey Gables.Image source, Joe Giddens/PA WireImage caption, The Duchess said she was a huge fan of the BBC Radio 4 dramaSophie met the cast and crew before recording the episode, and at one point was shown covering he...