‘Genuinely thought Camilla was reaching for the knitting there’: Social media reacts to Coronation concert, from the Queen reaching into her bag to ‘Ed Balls lookalike’ in choir
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As 20,000 royal fans joined King Charles and Queen Camilla for the anticipated Coronation concert tonight, it did not take long for social media to erupt with hilarious moments which eagle-eyed viewers at home had spotted.
The King and Queen, crowned at Westminster Abbey yesterday, were sat next to Prince George, Princess Charlotte and the Prince and Princess of Wales in the royal box, however, it was past the bedtime of Prince Louis, five, who stayed at home.
While the crowds at Windsor Castle were able to witness performances from an array of pop stars in person, ranging from Katy Perry to Britain’s own Take That, those tuning in on TV have flocked to social media to offer a running commentary of their own Coronation concert from home.
As newly crowned Queen Camilla dived into her bag after DJ Pete Tong got proceedings underway, it didn’t take long for the internet to come up with the best theories for what she was looking for.
‘Genuinely thought Camilla was knitting,’ one person quipped.
As 20,000 royal fans joined King Charles and Queen Camilla (pictured in royal box) for the anticipated Coronation concert tonight, it did not take long for social media to erupt with hilarious moments which eagle-eyed viewers at home had spotted
Some social media users had a stab at what they thought Camilla was rifling through her bag for
While another user, who also noticed the Queen rifling through her bag, added: ‘Camilla loves a free goodie bag just as much as the rest of us!’
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A third joked: ‘What’s Camilla pulling out of her Mary Poppins bag’ and a fourth urgently tweeted: ‘THIS IS NOT A DRILL. CAMILLA HAS BROUGHT HER KNITTING.’
As viewers at home tried to guess what was in Her Majesty’s bag, another joked: ‘Nice to see Camilla get the Minstrels out her bag.’
Others at home noted more standout moments from the concert, with some convinced they had seen another Ed Balls lookalike – just a day after royal fans likened the former shadow chancellor to Welsh opera singer Sir Bryn Terfel who sang at the King’s Coronation.
Tonight, royal fans were convinced that Mr Balls was part of the 300-strong choir that were brought together to perform for the King tonight.
During their performance of Brighter Days by Emeli Sande, one user, posting a photo of the choir member, joked: ‘There are a lot of Ed Balls lookalikes at this Coronation!’
Those who could not attend in person have been keeping social media users entertained at home with their verdicts.
One user joked: ‘These dancing beefeater outfits are hideous’.
Royal fans at home were convinced they had found another Ed Balls lookalike in the Coronation Choir
Prince Louis, who stole the show at the Coronation yesterday, was not at the concert tonight, leaving royal fans devastated
Social media has also been dominated by Prince Louis – who once again warmed the nation’s hearts at the Coronation – after it emerged he was not in attendance with his two older siblings.
One person said: ‘Where’s Prince Louis!?! He’s the most entertaining out of the lot of them!’
Another joked: ‘Louis isn’t here cancel the concert’. A third added: ‘Where is Prince Louis?! I wanted the entertainment ffs.’
A fourth came up with his own conclusion, tweeting: ‘Prince Louis ain’t there because he’s a little devil and not because its past his bedtime. I mean it’s a one off I’m sure he could stay up…’
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