In one of the final rehearsals, Prince William was seen tenderly supporting his father as he struggles to fasten one of the ceremonial robes.
King Charles III joked about having “sausage fingers” with his son Prince William during rehearsals for the coronation, a BBC documentary showed. The documentary follows the ceremony in May and also showed the Archbishop of Canterbury forgetting his lines in a rehearsal.
King Charles is also seen laughing at the joke.
Prince William’s hearty moment in the documentary
In one of the final rehearsals, Prince William was seen tenderly supporting his father as he struggles to fasten one of the ceremonial robes. King Charles then tells him not to worry, as he does not have “sausage fingers” like his father.
Princess Anne on Queen Elizabeth
The documentary also features an interview of King Charles’ sister Princess Anne who speaks of the “serendipity” of being in Balmoral when her mother was dying.
We did try and persuade her that that that shouldn’t be part of the decision-making process,” she recalled, adding, “I hope she felt that that was right in the end, because I think we did.”
She also spoke of a strange “sense of relief” when she saw the crown taken off her mother’s coffin.
The 90-minute documentary, ‘Charles III: The Coronation Year’, will be screened on BBC One on Boxing Day. It attempts to show “the complex preparations for King Charles’ crowning.”
The film is written by royal author Robert Hardman.
