Greater Manchester village creates a Royal Trail with life-sized cutouts of Charles for King's Coronation weekend

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