‘I really thought Camilla was reaching for the knitting there’: Social media reactions to the coronation concert, from the Queen reaching into her bag to ‘Ed Balls lookalike’ in unison
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As 20,000 royal fans joined King Charles and Queen Camilla tonight for the anticipated Coronation concert, it wasn’t long before social media erupted with hilarious moments that eagle-eyed viewers at home had noticed.
The King and Queen, who were crowned at Westminster Abbey yesterday, sat alongside Prince George, Princess Charlotte and the Prince and Princess of Wales in the royal box, but it was past bedtime for Prince Louis, five, who stayed home.
While crowds at Windsor Castle got to witness in person performances from a range of pop stars ranging from Katy Perry to Britain’s Take That, those tuning into TV flocked to social media to provide running commentary on their own Coronation concert from home .
When newly crowned Queen Camilla dove into her bag after DJ Pete Tong kickstarted the proceedings, it didn’t take long for the internet to come up with the best theories for what she was after.
“I really thought Camilla was knitting,” one person joked.
As 20,000 royal fans joined King Charles and Queen Camilla (pictured in royal box) for tonight’s anticipated Coronation concert, it wasn’t long before social media erupted with hilarious moments eagle-eyed viewers had seen at home
Some social media users made an effort at what they thought Camilla was searching her bag
While another user, who also saw the Queen rummaging in her bag, added, “Camilla loves a free goodie bag as much as the rest of us!”
A third quipped, “What’s Camilla getting out of her Mary Poppins bag,” and a fourth urgently tweeted, “THIS IS NOT A DRILL. CAMILLA BROUGHT HER KNITTING.’
While viewers at home tried to guess what was in Her Majesty’s bag, another quipped, “Nice to see Camilla get the Minstrels out of her bag.”
Others at home noted more notable moments from the concert, with some convinced they’d seen another Ed Balls lookalike – just a day after royal fans compared the former Shadow Chancellor to Welsh opera singer Sir Bryn Terfel who sang at the coronation of the king.
Tonight, royal fans were convinced that Mr Balls was part of the 300 strong choir that had been brought together to perform for the king tonight.
During their performance of Brighter Days by Emeli Sande, a user who posted a photo of the choir member joked, “There are a lot of Ed Balls lookalikes at this coronation!”
Those unable to attend in person entertained social media users at home with their statements.
One user quipped, “These dancing beefeater outfits are hideous.”
Royal fans back home were convinced they’d 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 was also dominated by Prince Louis – who once again warmed the hearts of the country at the coronation – after it emerged that he was not in attendance with his two older siblings.
One person said, ‘Where’s Prince Louis!?! He’s the funniest of them all!’
Another joked, “Louis isn’t there to cancel the concert.” A third said, “Where’s Prince Louis?! I wanted the entertainment ffs.’
A fourth came to his own conclusion, tweeting, “Prince Louis isn’t here because he’s a little devil and not because it’s past his bedtime. I mean, it’s a one-time thing, I’m sure he can stay up…”