12 May 2023

The week that was

From Nine To Noon, 11:45 am on 12 May 2023
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Comedians Te Radar and Irene Pink with range of interesting stories, including how Penny Mordaunt coped with holding a 3.6kg sword for 51 minutes at King Charles' coronation.

Lord President of the Council, Penny Mordaunt, carries the Sword of State ahead of the coronations of Britain's King Charles III and Britain's Camilla, Queen Consort at Westminster Abbey in central London on May 6, 2023. - The set-piece coronation is the first in Britain in 70 years, and only the second in history to be televised. Charles will be the 40th reigning monarch to be crowned at the central London church since King William I in 1066. Outside the UK, he is also king of 14 other Commonwealth countries, including Australia, Canada and New Zealand. Camilla, his second wife, will be crowned queen alongside him and be known as Queen Camilla after the ceremony. (Photo by Victoria Jones / POOL / AFP)

Photo: AFP / Victoria Jones

 

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