‘It’s a proud moment I’ll never forget’: Penny Lancaster reflects on serving as Special Constable at King Charles’ coronation
Penny Lancaster has reflected on the “honour” she felt serving as a police officer during King Charles III’s coronation.
The model, 52, took to Instagram on Thursday to share a photo of the moment the king’s golden carriage passed her as she stood guard over the crowd.
In the post, Penny gushed that serving on such an historic day was “a proud moment she will never forget.”
The mother-of-two, who is married to music legend Rod Stewart, completed her training in April 2021 after she started volunteering with the police force after appearing on the Channel 4 show Famous And Fighting Crime.
She was then supported by her proud husband during her passing out parade in April 2022, where she received her certificate of completion.
‘Proud’: Penny Lancaster has reflected on the ‘honour’ she felt serving as a police officer during King Charles III’s coronation
Penny’s caption read: ‘Reflecting on the Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla.
“I was honored to have the opportunity to serve on this very special day. A very proud moment that I will never forget.
“Thanks to some members of the public in the crowd that day, I have some wonderful images to cherish, thank you.”
Penny previously discussed serving in the police force for King Charles’ coronation during an appearance on Good Morning Britain.
She told the ITV program about working at the coronation, with her shift between 6am and about 4pm.
The star said: ‘It was the most amazing day and of course extremely proud and honored to have been given that opportunity, along with the City of London Police, for which I am a special constable.
“There were the regular officers and then the specials [on duty] and of course we volunteer our time to help with police duties, and we were stationed at Whitehall, directly opposite 10 Downing Street, just behind New Scotland Yard.’
This comes after she helped police the Queen’s funeral procession last September.
Important: The model took to Instagram on Thursday to share a photo of the moment the King’s golden carriage passed her as she stood guard over the crowd
Honored: The mother of two, who is married to music legend Rod Stewart, completed her education in April 2021 (pictured during Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin procession)
Crowned: Penny Lancaster (lower left in front of two grenadier guards) was on duty at Whitehall, watching the crowd as the King and Queen passed by
Some 11,500 police officers were present in London on Saturday.
Penny added, “We got to know the audience members in front of us pretty well. And there were people who came from Miami and Scotland and Wales and everywhere.
And it was just incredible to see that there were different generations, you know, grandparents with their seats out, and there were little toddlers on daddy’s shoulders, and everyone [with] painted faces and waving flags.’
She said: ‘So we had to talk and connect with the audience and of course our priority was to make sure that the ceremony and the passing of the carriages, the procession went smoothly without being interrupted.’
The Loose Women panelist added that she worked closely with officers from the Met who wore armour, batons and handcuffs, but that she and her colleagues wore “very nice tunics.”
She said: ‘Our main message to us was to be smart and look smart, and be alert and inform our inspectors and those officers in the crowd if we saw anything suspicious, but luckily it was a fantastic atmosphere. ..” Lancaster said that if anyone tried to cross the barrier, she “would most certainly have intervened.”
She added that she was “very, very proud of our royal family and the connection they have around the world.”