Royle Family’s Twiggy actor is real Royal Family rep!

Geoffrey Hughes, who played Twiggy in The Royle Family, has landed a new role with the real royal family.
65 year old Geoffrey has been appointed Deputy Lord Lieutenant for the Isle of Wight, which according to the Press Association makes him “the official link between the island and royalty at formal engagements.”
An Isle of Wight Council spokesman told the PA, “Mr Hughes, who lives near Newport, was a regular visitor to the island before moving here with his wife Susan in 2003… Read more & comment »
