King Charles allegedly had a BBC man thrown out of his coronation rehearsals, with reports claiming that the cameraman was trying to film secret parts of the ceremony.
Charles was crowned alongside Queen Camilla at Westminster Abbey on Saturday, May 6, with millions around the world tuning in to watch the historic event. But preparations for the lavish ceremony did not go without a hitch, as the monarch reportedly spotted a BBC journalist trying to film private parts of the rehearsal on his phone.
Charles is said to have told officials: "He's not filming my Coronation." The King then had security step in and escort the man out and he was banned from undertaking any more work for the BBC over the Coronation weekend, according to The Sun newspaper.
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A source told the publication: "This was a humiliation for the BBC and left everyone involved in deep shock. Charles spotted the cameraman trying to film him during the run-through for the most sensitive part of the ceremony."
The source added: "He had no business being there whatsoever. He had an accredited spot in the Abbey.
"It is highly irregular for any journalist to leave their set position in such circumstances. And it's deeply concerning to think he would be trying to film precious moments deliberately hidden from public view."
The BBC said that it could not comment on individual employees. Buckingham Palace also chose not to comment on the situation.
The alleged incident wasn't the only hiccup that occurred over the Coronation weekend, according to the Bishop of Chelmsford, Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani. Speaking outside Westminster Abbey following Saturday's real ceremony, the clergy member said: "There were one or two things that didn’t go strictly to plan. [...] I'm not going to embarrass anyone in particular."
One key moment that left some viewers at home cringing was the crowning itself - with the Archbishop of Canterbury taking several seconds to adjust the crown on King Charles' head. The headgear is known to be heavy, and the King once commented on how his mother, the late Queen, said goodnight to him while wearing it so she could "get used to its weight on her head" before her own coronation in 1953.
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