EastEnders viewers were not impressed with the surprise cameo of Prince Charles and Camilla in Albert Square.
After the first day of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee weekend, fans of the BBC soap were not so enamoured with Walford's royal visit.
Taking to social media, a number of EastEnders fans hit out at producers for the "cringeworthy" episode.
The special scene saw Prince Charles and Camilla walk through the market as Mick Carter (played by Danny Dyer) introduced them to various Walford residents.
As the Duchess of Cornwall spoke with Patrick Truman, she said to him: "How are you? You've got a nice little bottle there..."
Patrick laughed and replied: "It's rum, specially from Trinidad, and as they say, 'a drop a day keeps the doctor away'."
Laughing at his comment, Camilla admitted: "I tried that in Trinidad, pretty good," to which he responded: "You tried it in Trinidad? And you're still standing ma'am!"
He then offered: "Before you leave ma'am, can I interest you in a little..." as he suggested a tipple and Camilla quickly replied: "You can," as onlookers cheered.
Elsewhere in the episode, Mick's wife Linda was seen walking across the Square with Prince Charles as Martin Fowler politely said to him: "If you wanna take any with ya for the journey..." before excitedly running over to Sharon Watts.
"How amazing was that?" he asked her as she replied: "I can't believe it. Do you think I could ask a favour?"
Martin then told her: "Well, it takes a princess to ask a Duchess don't it? Good luck!"
Soap fans immediately took to Twitter to comment on the royal appearance in Walford.
One person said: "I'm embarrassed for them all #EastEnders "
Another tweeted: "This is the most weirdest thing I’ve seen in years. #EastEnders #PlatinumJubilee "
A third person wrote: "This is knocking me sick, all these actors being coerced into having to meet Charles and Camilla for some very clumsy exposition. Cringing myself inside out here"
And a fourth viewer added: "This is so effing cringe! #EastEnders "
It was confirmed last month that the royal couple would be making a special appearance in the much-loved BBC soap.
The special scenes were filmed back in March when Charles and Camilla visited the set to meet the cast and crew of the long-running series.
The Jubilee episode of EastEnders closed with a royal adaptation of the soap’s classic theme tune.
EastEnders' Jubilee-themed tune was written by Simon May, who composed the original piece.
May has written other variations of the classic BBC soap opera theme tune, including one for one of the show’s creators Julia Smith and another for Barbara Windsor’s farewell episode as Peggy Mitchell.
