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King Charles III has said he is "a little bit afraid" he might "wobble" whenever he wears his coronation crown, in a documentary about Queen Elizabeth II's coronation ceremony.
"The big crown that you wear, St. Edward's Crown, weighs five pounds (more than two kilograms)," Charles said in "Coronation Girls."
The king also shared his concerns about the 17th century golden crown worn during his coronation, saying: "It's very heavy, so there's always a bit of worry it might move."
Documentary made on 12 Canadian women
This documentary follows 12 Canadian women who travelled by sea to London in 1953 to witness Elizabeth's coronation.
He said the women visited Buckingham Palace again in 2023, where they had an unexpected meeting with the king. Charles, who was just four years old at the time, remembers his mother's coronation clearly, he said.
Charles said, I remember it all very well then, because I remember my sister and I would go to the bath in the evening. My mother would come in wearing a crown and practising in the bath.
Crown weighs 5 pounds
"The big crown that you wear, St. Edward's Crown, weighs five pounds (more than two kilograms)," Charles said in "Coronation Girls." "It's very heavy and tall, so there's always a bit of worry that it might wobble," the king said.
She spoke about the 17th-century gold crown in which she was crowned after the death of her mother, Queen Elizabeth II, last year.
"Coronation Girls," directed by Canadian filmmaker Douglas Arrowsmith, will be aired in Canada on Boxing Day.
The documentary will be released internationally next year.
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