Good Morning Britain viewers were left in tears as a little girl read out her letter to the Queen, which she received Her Majesty’s reply to on the day after she died.
Olivia Akers, 8, sent a hand-written letter to her Majesty after her Platinum Jubilee, in June.
The youngster, from Tallygaroopna in Australia, congratulated Her Majesty on her 70-year reign and told of her love for the Queen's famous video interaction with Paddington Bear.
She also shared pictures of herself dressed as the Monarch while riding her pony, Lady.
The schoolgirl read out her letter live on the show. She wrote: "Do you really eat marmalade sandwiches? I have included some photos from an online horse fancy dress competition that was for your Platinum Jubilee. I hope you like my photos.
"My side saddle came from England. My pony's name is Lady and she is an Australian pony. How many horses do you have? I hope you had a lovely Jubilee. Love Olivia."
Olivia was devastated by the Queen’s death but stunned to receive her reply the day after her passing.
Her Majesty asked her Lady-In-Waiting to write on her behalf and thank Olivia for her "kind message".
The letter revealed that the Queen was "touched" to know Olivia also enjoys horse riding.
Her mum, Natalie Akers, who appeared on GMB with her, said it was "very, very special" to receive a letter back from the Queen.
After picking the letter up she explained how she "rushed" to Olivia's school to share the telegram with Olivia and her school friends.
Natalie said: “We live in a small, rural town with a population of about 700 people and I went to the post office that very morning and asked if there were any parcels today. The lady said there were no parcels ‘but you do have a very very special letter.
“Lo and behold it was the letter from the Queen. The whole town was aware that it had arrived. I rushed it round to Liv’s school so all her schoolfriends could see it.
“It’s been a very touching time.”
Susanna Reid gushed: “How wonderful to know that the Queen saw your letter, saw your photograph, and that you now have a memento of the Queen on such a significant day.”
And viewers were moved by the story too as they took to Twitter to express their admiration of the little girl.
“Not me crying at a little girl reading her letter to the Queen,” one wrote.
“BRB, crying,” another simply said.
But some were more cynical of the story, with one writing: “This lady received the card after the Queen had died because it takes the Royal Mail a f**king fortnight to deliver a letter these days. It’s not rocket science.”
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