King Charles reveals anxiety over major royal moment and touching memory of act by Queen in new documentary.

King Charles reveals anxiety over major royal moment and touching memory of act by Queen in new documentary.

The King told a group of women who had attended his mother’s coronation that he had felt ‘anxious’ about a key moment during the ceremony
Charles meets Carol Shipley from Manitoba, Canada, who attended his mother’s coronation in 1953
King Charles has shared a rare insight into his early life and concerns before his coronation in a Canadian documentary
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In a new documentary, King Charles shares new insight into the weighty concerns he had ahead of his coronation, as well as a rare glimpse into his early family life. The film tells the tale of 50 young Canadian women who journeyed across the Atlantic to witness Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation in the summer of 1953.

The documentary, Coronation Girls, follows 12 of these women, now averaging 89-years-old, as they retraced their steps and returned to London in December 2023, where they were surprised by Charles during a visit to Buckingham Palace. The King shared his own vivid memory, saying: “My grandmother explained things to me while I was there.”