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Rosie Shead

King felt 'slightly anxious' about crown wobbling during his coronation

The King joked about “feeling slightly anxious” about the weight of the crown and it wobbling, as he spoke to women who attended his mother’s coronation in a new documentary.

The film follows the story of 50 young women from across Canada who were sponsored by Canadian businessman Garfield Weston to attend the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in the summer of 1953.

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