Lady Anne Glenconner revealed an anecdote about the young Prince Charles at his mother's coronation in 1953
June 02, 2021 - 12:59 BST Danielle Stacey Prince Charles was only four when he attended his mother, the Queen's coronation on 2 June 1953. And as a young child he was understandably fascinated with the monarch's new crown - which nearly resulted in a major mishap!
Lady Anne, who served as a maid of honour at the ceremony, was asked by jeweller Annoushka Ducas MBE on her podcast My Life in Seven Charms, whether she had ever tried the crown on.WATCH: All about the Queen's 1953 coronation "Because [the Queen] took it off, put it on a table, and Prince Charles made a beeline for it. And we thought he was going to drop it. We thought, 'Oh my goodness, that would be a bad omen'. But luckily, I think my mother, as a lady-in-waiting, seized it from him and took it away."
The monarch once commented on the crown's weight during a BBC documentary. She said:"You can't look down to read the speech, you have to take the speech up. Because if you did your neck would break, it would fall off. So there are some disadvantages to crowns, but otherwise they're quite important things."Annoushka Ducas speaking to Lady Anne Glenconner
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