Just like any other family! Lip reader reveals frustrated King Charles moaned ‘we can never be on time’ as he waited on bus outside Westminster Abbey amid claims William and Kate were late for ceremony
- King and Camilla arrived at Westminster Abbey five minutes early yesterday
- They were filmed chatting while waiting outside in their bus
King Charles III lamented that “we can never be on time” as he waited in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach ahead of his coronation, lip readers claimed today.
The monarch chatted with Queen Camilla on the bus after they arrived at Westminster Abbey five minutes early and waited outside in their bus.
Prince William, his wife Kate Middleton and children, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, were said to have been late and eventually had to join the King’s procession through the church as they could not catch up to get ahead of him.
Lip reader Jeremy Freeman has since analyzed a video of the king waiting on the bus outside in the rain. The expert claimed to the Daily star that he thought Charles was saying, ‘We can never be on time. There’s always something… this is boring.”
A second lip-reader, Jacqui Press, also studied footage of Charles earlier in the carriage parade and told MailOnline she thought he said, “I’m worried about time, I mean it’s been longer this time and, well, um, i mean look! I know.’
King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach outside Westminster Abbey yesterday morning as they wait outside for the ceremony
King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive at Westminster Abbey on a coach yesterday
King Charles III looks through the window of the carriage outside Westminster Abbey yesterday
It follows that William and Kate arrived late, leading to a change in the scheduled order of service before the king had even stepped out of his carriage.
According to the official coronation order, the Prince and Princess of Wales would arrive and take their seats before Charles and Camilla.
Instead, they arrived after Charles, which meant that the king had to wait in his carriage before finally walking into the abbey ahead of his eldest son.
Most of the 2,300 guests had already taken their seats in the church two hours before the ceremony began.
The order of service read: ‘Their Royal Highnesses The Prince and Princess of Wales, Princess Charlotte of Wales and Prince Louis of Wales arrive at the Great West Door and are shown to their seats in the Lantern. All remain seated. Their Majesties The King and Queen arrive at the West Gate. A marching band sounds. All standing.’
Instead, William and Kate lined up behind the king and sat down as he was already walking into the church.
Today William and Kate surprised fans in Windsor with a walkabout.
The pair made the unannounced appearance ahead of tonight’s star-studded coronation concert at Windsor Castle and were seen shaking hands and chatting with revelers.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive yesterday in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach
Prince William, Kate, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis arrived at the Abbey yesterday
It came shortly after Buckingham Palace issued the first public statement on behalf of Charles and Camilla since they were crowned.
A spokesperson for the palace said the king and queen were “deeply moved” by the country’s celebration of their historic coronation.
“Their Majesties were deeply moved by yesterday’s events and deeply grateful to all who helped make it such a glorious event – and to the very many who showed their support in such numbers in London and beyond.” he said.
Heir to the Throne William will take the stage to deliver a speech at the musical extravaganza in the grounds of Windsor Castle.
The King, Queen and Royal Family will join approximately 20,000 members of the public at the musical extravaganza to see performances by Take That, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie.
