On Wednesday, the delegation were given a guided tour of Old Trafford by Manchester United legends Sir Bobby Charlton and Sir Alex Ferguson.
Forget the first all-English European Cup final for a moment, Giggs surpassing Sir Bobby Charlton's 758-game feat to become United's all-time record appearance holder is the stuff of legend.
She is the daughter of former Manchester United and England footballer Sir Bobby Charlton and is a keen sports fan, with her special interests being football, tennis and skiing.
Among the well-known names from the world of sport who will be involved are footballers Sir Bobby Charlton, Alan Hansen, Johann Cruyff, Marco Van Baasten, Gianluca Vialli, Kenny Dalglish and Gary Lineker.
The 64-times Wales international, who broke Sir Bobby Charlton's United appearance record when appearing as a substitute in the Champions League final in May, has played 781 times for the Old Trafford club.
"In my early years, the backing of the board, and Sir Bobby Charlton in particular, gave me the confidence and time to build a football club, rather than just a football team, " Ferguson said.
The former Leeds and West Ham defender follows in a long line of Manchester United captains who have gone on to lead their country such as Gary Neville, David Beckham, Bryan Robson and Sir Bobby Charlton.
Players in the senior squads will not be expected to share rooms, while England manager Roy Hodgson will be based in the Sir Bobby Charlton suite, which has a separate living room and large balcony area.
When, in one of the most symbolic moments, United legend Sir Bobby Charlton, a survivor of the Munich air crash, handed flowers to former Liverpool striker Ian Rush, who was on the pitch that day at Hillsborough and spent much of the next year attending victims' funerals, applause rang out throughout Anfield.
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