The French President is said to have received an invitation from the King to travel to the UK at the end of May, eight years after taking office.

Alex Gibson, alongside friends Antony Quant, 51, and Andy Long, 47, will be participating in the London marathon on April 27 in aid of the charity.

The talent show was midway through auditions when a man shouted after star judge, Simon Cowell, asking him for ‘a chance’.