King Charles was showing "unmistakable signs of anxiety" before his coronation ceremony, a language expert has said.
On the biggest day of his life, the monarch was understandably feeling the nerves before he was crowned at Westminster Abbey.
During his short trip from his home at Clarence House to Buckingham Palace he was pictured fidgeting with hands.
It's something body language expert Judi James says is a clear sign of nerves, the Sun reports.
“In what was possibly the only ‘behind the scenes’ glimpse at the new King’s body language today we saw some unmistakable signs of anxiety," she explained.
“In the car on the way to the palace his waving was interspersed with some tense-looking hand-fiddling and he and Camilla’s slightly hunched shoulders suggested they were bracing themselves for the day ahead.”
The 74-year-old was crowned earlier today, alongside Queen Camilla, has millions watched on around the globe.
More than 2,000 guests are invited, including 200 Armed Forces who were there to help escort the pair and other royals on their procession from the venue.
Camilla and Charles made their way to Westminster Abbey at around 10.20am, with the ceremony starting at 11am.
They were joined by other members of the royal members later after they made there way separately.
Prince Harry was among the group, while Meghan Markle remained in the US for Archie's birthday, after accept an invitation for his dad's big day.
However, after the release of his memoir Spare, he was sat back on the third row after a rumoured fallout with his brother and father.
He was found next to Princess Eugenie, her husband Jack Brooksbank, the Queen's cousin Princess Alexandra, Princess and Beatrice and her husband Edo Mapelli Mozzi.
King Charles and Camilla were crowned at around midday to a cheer of "God Save the King" before heading off on their procession at around 1pm.
The pair made the trip back to Buckingham Palace in the 260-year-old Gold State Coach, which can only be pulled by eight horses.
