Young performer steals the show at performance for Queen in Leeds
Nine-year-old Aleesha Cantrell stole the show when the Queen came to Leeds today.
Aleesha, a pupil at Little London Community Primary School, read a poem she'd written to welcome the Queen and Prince Philip to the new Leeds arena.
After meeting her Majesty she said, "The Queen looked really nice but I thought she would be taller."
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