ALBERT Square’s next landlady at the Queen Vic pub is Kat Moon, The Sun can reveal.
The leopard print-loving loudmouth takes over the EastEnders boozer after owners Linda Carter and her mum Elaine Peacock were forced to put it up for sale.
It marks a glorious return behind the Walford watering hole for Kat — previously Kat Slater, and licensee with husband Alfie Moon from 2010 to 2013.
This time, for as yet unknown reasons, it will be just her name above the door.
A source said: “This will be Kat’s third time working in the Queen Vic, but this will be her first time at the helm.
“It’s a full-circle moment for the character, as when she first moved on to Albert Square in 2000, Kat gained employment as a barmaid at the pub. Then, ten years on, she helped Alfie.
“But now she’s going to be the sole licensee of the boozer and it will kick-start a whole new chapter for the pub.
“Kat follows in the high heels of the Square’s most formidable women — Angie Watts, her daughter Sharon and Peggy Mitchell — and puts her at the centre of the action.”
The move also places actress Jessie Wallace at the heart of the soap and establishes her among the BBC’s most valued talent.
Over the past five years, bosses have relied on Jessie, 53, as part of the soap’s biggest storylines, including Alfie’s prostate cancer battle and a failed marriage to Phil Mitchell.
And its another show of support after Jessie got a conditional caution from cops for assaulting a police officer outside a nightclub in 2022.
Kat’s new job comes after she this week ties the knot with Alfie (Shane Richie) for the third time — more than two decades after first saying “I do”.
They are one of the soap’s most popular couples.
The sale of the boozer comes after it blew up in February, claiming the lives of Martin Fowler (James Bye) and killer accountant Reiss Colwell (Jonny Freeman).
THE Queen Vic’s first lady, serving alongside husband Dirty Den from 1975 to 1988. Angie left when she moved to Spain with lover, Sonny.
BOLSHY Pat pulled pints with gravel-voiced husband Frank from 1988 to 1990 but they gave up to look after daughter Janine and run a B&B.
QUEEN Vic landlady from 1991 as owners Phil and Grant Mitchell (her husband) had criminal records.
She left in 1994 then returned several times.
AFTER Phil’s affair with Sharon, the brothers’ mum took on the Vic with Grant — becoming the longest-serving landlady, off and on from 1994 to 2010.
LANDLADY for just a few hours. She and fiancé Archie Mitchell blackmailed Ian Beale to sell up but Archie double-crossed and evicted her.
THE Red Arrows are running out of aircraft, The Sun can reveal.
The legendary RAF team has 13 working jets and may be down to six by 2028, which would end their trademark “diamond nine” display.
Their fleet of ageing jets could see their much-loved shows being cancelled, sources claimed last night.
Their creaking fleet entered service in 1974 — and the factory that made spare parts closed five years ago.
Engineers have since been forced to cannibalise old planes to keep the best ones flying.
A source told The Sun: “There are no two ways about it — the Red Arrows are running out of planes.”
The number of working aircraft has dropped from 26 in January to just 17 today.
Four are in so-called deep maintenance, so just 13 are available to fly.
The massive G-forces in Red Arrows air shows, compared to other “sedate” fly-pasts, rapidly reduces jet lifespan.
The source added: “Planes can only fly so many shows before they need new parts.
“So either they get new planes or they have to cancel shows.”
RAF chief Sir Richard Knighton has indicated he wants a replacement for the Hawk “as soon as possible”.
The Sun revealed in April that Russian jets were being considered for the Red Arrows, which have only ever flown British planes since they were formed 61 years ago.
But sources close to Defence Secretary John Healey insist he wants a British solution.
The only UK contender is a concept plane called the Aeralis Advanced Jet Trainer.
What message does it send if the RAF can’t even field nine trainer aircraft because our politicians can’t make a decision on what to buy?
RAF source
An RAF source said: “The whole point of the Red Arrows is to be RAF ambassadors and to showcase British industry.
“What message does it send if the RAF can’t even field nine trainer aircraft, or can’t perform a full season of shows because our politicians can’t make a decision on what to buy?”
The Hawk T1s are due to retire in 2030 while the Hawk T2s — which train RAF pilots — will go out of service in 2040.
Ex-RAF Air Marshal Edward Stringer said pilot numbers have also been cut and warned the plane shortage is “a symptom of a much bigger problem”.
An RAF spokesperson said last night: “The Red Arrows will continue to use the Hawk to perform its much-loved displays each year.
“We continue to work closely with industry partners to ensure the fleet is maintained.”
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