Salty cabinet members are angry that they aren't allowed to bring partners to the King's Coronation next month, it is claimed.
Insiders claim that several senior Tories are "unhappy" after being told they won't get plus-ones at Westminster Abbey on May 6.
Although Rishi Sunak's wife Akshata Murthy will be there for the ceremony - which will be attended by dignitaries from around the globe - his top team won't get the same treatment.
This hasn't gone down well, it is believed, despite fears members of the public may have to camp near the procession route for days to get a glimpse of the monarch and Queen consort.
Former Prime Ministers are understood to be allowed to bring plus-ones.
Due to limited space, peers and MPs who don't hold senior positions have had to enter a ballot for spaces at the coronation.
An insider told the Daily Mail: .‘Lots of Cabinet ministers, and their partners, are unhappy about it.
"They sacrifice a lot for their other half to do the jobs they do, and it would mean a great deal to be invited to the Coronation."
The leaders of the main opposition parties and First Ministers of devolved nations will be invited.
The Telegraph has previously reported that there is a "significant amount of lobbying" by peers trying to secure an invite.
Yesterday The Mirror reported there were fears millions could miss out on the chance to see King Charles on the day of his coronation after his procession route was cut to just 1.3 miles long.
The newly crowned monarch and Queen Consort, Camilla, will make their way back from Westminster Abbey via the tried and tested route of Parliament Square.
They will then travel along Whitehall, around Trafalgar Square, through Admiralty Arch and down The Mall back to Buckingham Palace.
It will be the reverse of their route to the Abbey, but around a quarter of the length of the late Queen's five-mile return expedition around central London.
The grand procession in 1953 saw the 27-year-old monarch waving to crowds along Piccadilly, Oxford Street and Regent Street.
Despite the route being cut, organisers are not planning to create a ticketing or balloting system for the route, it is reported.
This could lead to royal well-wishers having to camp for days beforehand in the hope of catching a glimpse of the new monarch.
