Meet Wigan's 'Mini Majesty', three, who dresses up as the Queen to attend ceremonies

A perfectly planned ceremonial moment awaits - care home residents are wearing golden paper crowns and waving flags, the national anthem is playing, and a red carpet leads directly to the point where new trees will be planted; but the guest of honour is missing.

Why? Well, Her Majesty is hiding under a table, as many three-year-olds often do. Wigan girl Isla Fairhurst, 3, is the perfect "Mini Maj" - dressing up as the Queen for various ceremonies that don't quite meet the threshold for a real Royal visit.

Isla has certainly had a lot of attention in recent weeks, as the country ramps up for the Platinum Jubilee celebrations at the start of next month, the Mirror reports.

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Dressed in a stunning pink tweed dress from River Island, sparkly kitten heels a la Monsoon, a fancy pink hat courtesy of her local Cancer Research charity shop, and her nana's pearls, Isla is ready to take on any challenge - except wearing the bouffant grey wig over her pigtails. She takes that off pretty regularly to avoid the itchiness.

Emily Retter, feature writer for The Mirror, joined Isla for part of her duties in Nottingham, as the youngster made her second visit of the day for her tenth tree planting ceremony - each one accompanied by a plaque carved by the Royal British Legion. Her account of the day is included below...

Armed with a cuddly Corgis called Rufus and a pink unicorn spade - generally carried by her granddad, Andrew Fairhurst, 59, walking a respectful three steps behind - Isla’s spent the weeks ahead of the Platinum Jubilee visiting care homes to dig holes, plant commemorative trees, shake residents’ hands, and tuck into