Royal fans react as Justin Welby struggles to fit crown on King Charles’ head

The king almost had an embarrassing moment during the coronation when the Archbishop of Canterbury struggled to put the crown on his head.

Millions of people watched Justin Welby place the crown on Charles’ head – and watched as the Archbishop of Canterbury fought to keep it there.

Royal fans flocked online to express shock and concern that the precarious crown could fall off at any moment.

It was wondered if there would be a “Cinderella-style hunt” for a head that would fit the crown.

Fortunately for King Charles III, the crown eventually settled on his head.

The king almost had an embarrassing moment during the coronation when it looked like his crown was perched precariously on his head

Royal spectators were shocked by Welby’s difficulty in fitting the crown.

One of them said, ‘I mean…that crown didn’t really fit, did it? Really had to smash it there.’

Another quipped, “There are probably good reasons why they didn’t, but why does it make me wonder why no one has checked that the crown fits?”

“Justin Welby struggled to fit it in there.”

It marked the moment he was crowned king – in the historic first coronation in 70 years today – after praying to be a ‘blessing’ for people of ‘every faith and persuasion’, and for his millions of subjects in to serve Britain around the world.

Charles became the 40th reigning sovereign to be crowned at Westminster Abbey, dating back to William the Conqueror in 1066, when Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby placed the St. Edward’s Crown on his head.

Thankfully, Justin Welby was able to crown the king at Saturday’s historic coronation

Royal fans flocked online to voice their concerns that King Charles III’s crown wouldn’t fit

The historic moment, watched around the world, was a fulfillment of the king’s destiny, but followed the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, last September after a reign of 70 years.

The monarch and his wife, Queen Camilla, smiled at those in attendance as they walked through the church for a Christian ceremony that dates back 1,000 years on a day dripping with glorious pageantry.

Heir to the throne since he was three years old, the monarch was ready to finally embrace his destiny day with the woman he loves by his side.

Before his coronation moment, the king was anointed with holy oil away from public view. He was dressed in a white linen garment called Colobium Sindonis, a golden coat called the Supertunica and had the coronation girdle about his waist.

Many Royal fans took aim at Justin Welby after his battle for the crown. One even suggested he pull out a spirit level to get the positioning just right

After being sanctified at his anointing, the king received the coronation regalia. Minutes before, Charles swore on the Bible and, after taking the oath, kissed it: “I, Charles, confess, Charles, solemnly and sincerely in the presence of God, confess, testify, and declare that I am a faithful Protestant, and that shall I do, according to the true intent of the laws securing the Protestant succession to the throne, uphold and uphold the said laws to the best of my ability according to law.’

His family sat closest to him in a 2,300-strong congregation, though Prince Harry sat in the third row, away from Prince William, his wife and children, and other working royals.

The national anthem had been played and crowds chanted God Save the King as Charles made their 1.3-mile journey from Buckingham Palace to the Abbey through streets lined with two million people and 7,000 British troops.

The two-hour service, which dates back to his mother’s in 1953, is a pivotal moment in the history of the royal family and will strike a balance between ancient tradition and a 21st-century future.