Home and Away’s Emily Symons shares a photo of herself and The Queen

‘Wonder if this will be in The Crown?’ Home and Away’s Emily Symons shares a photo of herself shaking hands with The Queen in 2002

She has just finished ‘binge watching’ The Crown on Netflix.

And to mark the occasion, Home and Away’s star Emily Symons has posted a throwback photo of herself shaking Queen Elizabeth’s hand 18 years ago.

Taking to Instagram on Sunday, the 51-year-old shared the ‘happy’ memory of when The Queen visited the set of British soap Emmerdale in 2002. 

Memorable: She has just finished ‘binge watching’ The Crown on Netflix, and to mark the occasion Home and Away’s star Emily Symons (pictured) has posted a throwback photo of herself shaking Queen Elizabeth’s hand 18 years ago

At the time, Emily was part of the cast of Emmerdale, playing Louise Appleton.

The Queen toured the fictional town, near Leeds, and was there to witness the filming of a storyline in which the local post office was blown up. 

‘Just finished binge watching The Crown. I wonder if this bit will be in the next series?’ Emily joked in the caption of her Instagram post.

Wow! Taking to Instagram on Sunday, the 51-year-old shared the 'happy' memory of when The Queen visited the set of British soap Emmerdale in 2002. At the time, Emily (far left) was part of the cast of Emmerdale, playing Louise Appleton

Wow! Taking to Instagram on Sunday, the 51-year-old shared the ‘happy’ memory of when The Queen visited the set of British soap Emmerdale in 2002. At the time, Emily (far left) was part of the cast of Emmerdale, playing Louise Appleton

‘Such happy memories of the day we met The Queen outside The Woolpack!’

It comes after Emily shared a few other behind-the-scenes pictures – this time from the Palm Beach set of Home and Away.

The photos sparked a heated debate earlier this month as fans questioned whether Emily and her co-stars were following social distancing guidelines.  

Snaps: It comes after Emily shared a few other behind-the-scenes pictures - this time from the Palm Beach set of Home and Away. The photos sparked a heated debate earlier this month as fans questioned whether Emily and her co-stars were following social distancing guidelines

Snaps: It comes after Emily shared a few other behind-the-scenes pictures – this time from the Palm Beach set of Home and Away. The photos sparked a heated debate earlier this month as fans questioned whether Emily and her co-stars were following social distancing guidelines 

Everyone's a critic: 'I do hope this was sometime ago before Covid-19. Can't see much self-distancing,' one viewer commented on Instagram

Everyone’s a critic: ‘I do hope this was sometime ago before Covid-19. Can’t see much self-distancing,’ one viewer commented on Instagram

‘I do hope this was sometime ago before Covid-19. Can’t see much self-distancing,’ one viewer commented on Instagram. 

However, many users thought the photos were ‘beautiful’ and ‘uplifting’.

‘Fantastic photo. It’s great to see so much fun on set,’ one fan commented, while another added: ‘Beautiful, uplifting pic! Such bright beautiful inspiring people.’

Hopeful: However, many other fans thought the photos were 'beautiful' and 'uplifting'

Hopeful: However, many other fans thought the photos were ‘beautiful’ and ‘uplifting’