Viewers praise the Queen as she 'man-handles' the Crown Jewels in new documentary
Last night, BBC One aired The Coronation a documentary on Queen Elizabeth II‘s 1953 ceremony and the programme offered viewers a rare insight into the history of the monarchy’s Crown Jewels.
Unsurprisingly, the programme proved a hit and we can’t help but wonder if its success is down to award-winning series, The Crown.
Let’s not forget, that ever since the show landed on Netflix, the nation has fallen victim to a reignited interest in the Royal Family and even Her Majesty is rumoured to have given the award-winning series a cheeky watch.
So the 91-year-old seemingly jumped at the opportunity to share her thoughts on the coronation in light of its 65th anniversary and viewers were surprised by Her Majesty’s quick-wit and blasé ‘man-handling’ of the Imperial State Crown.
While the show’s presenters donned gloves to daintily examine the ceremonial regalia, the Queen wasted no time in jostling with the hefty headgear.
And the nation looked on in astonishment with many royal fans taking to Twitter to express their amusement:
The nation gasps in horror as The Queen manhandles The Queen jostles with The Crown #TheCoronation pic.twitter.com/0CVtjPVdoO
— Charlie Proctor (@MonarchyUK) January 14, 2018
I love how everyone else is handling this crown with such immense care and the Queen is like .. #TheCoronation pic.twitter.com/KpmXMkowMi
— Becca (@typeonederful92) January 14, 2018
Man in white gloves handling the state crown and then the queen just grabs it and shakes it about #TheCoronation
— Karen (@karenlovesshoes) January 14, 2018
Can I ask that the crown is moved closer to the Queen? *Queen grabs it, throws it across the table* my crown, my rules #TheCoronation
— catherine marsh (@boogieshoe) January 14, 2018
White gloves and asking to move the crown…. nah hun, just do a Liz and shake the crown about like it’s made of plastic! LOVE HER!!! #TheCoronation
— Shauna (@shaunadennett09) January 14, 2018
The Queen man-handling the crown. #TheCoronationpic.twitter.com/vAYAffHIXC
— BBC One UK (@bbconeuk) January 14, 2018
And viewers were further delighted by Her Majesty’s candid thoughts on the historical day.
When asked where her children Prince Charles and Princess Anne were during the momentous occasion, she candidly replied: “No idea, I wasn’t there”.
The Queen is sassy AF!
“What did the two children do for most of the day? Can you remember Ma’am?”
“No idea, I wasn’t there!”
#TheCoronation pic.twitter.com/ikTjzl3YQ4— Clarey⚡️ (@miss_clarey) January 14, 2018
Despite, and maybe because of, her age the Queen is sassy AF. She’d crush any man with words alone. What a woman. What a life. #TheCoronation
— LouisTherouxsEyebrow (@Lewis2012Davis) January 14, 2018
“What did the two children do for most of the day?”
“No idea I wasn’t there”The Queen is bloody hilarious #TheCoronation
— Michael Lavelle (@mikelavelle93) January 14, 2018
For those of you who missed the highly-anticipated documentary, you can catch up on BBC iPlayer.
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