Queen Camilla made a seven-word plea to King Charles after her hat almost blew away in gusty weather during Commonwealth Day, a lip reader has revealed.
Both the Queen Consort and the Princess of Wales were forced to hang on to their headwear as they arrived at Westminster Abbey for the annual service - with Camilla walking ahead of her husband the King to seek refuge inside.
Once in the abbey, members of the Firm including Camilla, Prince William, Kate and the new Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, Edward and Sophie, shook hands with selected attendees before gathering for a short chat ahead of processing to their seats.
And according to a lip reader, who analysed the footage of the royals gathered around talking, all seemed eager to discuss the blustery conditions.
Expert lip reader Jeremy Freeman told the Mirror that as Camilla approached William and Kate, her stepson appears to ask her: "Did your hat almost blow away?"
This prompts both Camilla and Kate to laugh and Jeremy says Kate then shares "mine almost came off too".
After this, Camilla then says something else to the couple, with William appearing to say "perfection".
A few seconds later, Charles taps a chatting Camilla on the arm and gestures for her to move into place for the start of the procession.
According to Jeremy, the King tells her "over here" before Camilla tells him "Kate almost lost her hat".
Sympathising, Jeremy believes Charles tells his wife "oh it's merry hell" before Camilla declares "I could use a drink after this".
Yesterday's annual Commonwealth Day service saw nearly all the key members of the Firm gathered for the ceremony at Westminster Abbey, where Charles will be crowned in less than two months' time.
During the service, he delivered his first Commonwealth Day message as monarch urging people to "listen" and "seek solutions" - amid the drama with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
The monarch broke with tradition to give the speech from the Great Pulpit in Westminster Abbey in person - in a marked change from his late mother the Queen.
During the speech, he issued a rallying call to the family of nations urging them to "strive together" to achieve a "global common good".
But the monarch also talked about coming together to listen to each other and solving common problems together - and notably, the theme for this year was Forging a Sustainable and Peaceful Common Future, and comes at a time when Charles has experienced great turbulence in his relationship with his youngest son, Harry.
He told the congregation: "Whether on climate change and biodiversity loss, youth opportunity and education, global health or economic co-operation, the Commonwealth can play an indispensable role in the most pressing issues of our time.
"Ours is an association not just of shared values, but of common purpose and joint action.
"In this we are blessed with the ingenuity and imagination of a third of the world’s population, including one and a half billion people under the age of 30.
"Our shared humanity contains an immensely precious diversity of thought, culture, tradition and experience. By listening to each other, we will find so many of the solutions that we seek."
Meanwhile, he also paid tribute to his "beloved mother", describing how Commonwealth Day was a moment of pride for the late Queen Elizabeth who "dedicated her long and remarkable life" in service to the "Commonwealth family".
