PUPILS at The Kingswinford School were delighted to receive a very special letter and card from Her Majesty - The Queen.

Youngsters at the Water Street School had sent a photograph of their Clean for the Queen group and a 90th birthday card to Her Majesty - Queen Elizabeth II - who surprised the school by writing back to send her "grateful thanks for the kind words you have sent me on the occasion of my ninetieth birthday".

The students said they were thrilled to receive a Royal reply and said: “We can’t believe the Queen responded as she receives so much post and many schools participated in Clean for the Queen, so it a huge honour to receive this wonderful letter."