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Gyles Brandreth has revealed Dame Emma Thompson heroically came to the aid of a Coronation guest during the service at Westminster Abbey on Saturday, May 6, when King Charles was officially crowned as monarch.
The broadcaster told how the Oscar-winning actress helped a guest when they began having a “coughing fit” during the ceremony and in an "act of kindness" reached into her handbag for a cough sweet which she passed down the rows during one of the songs.
Gyles recalled the "wonderful" moment, during reminiscing about the landmark day as he said it was a “magnificent” but “human” day for those in attendance and watching from across the country.
Speaking to the BBC about the service, he said: “I was in the abbey for this extraordinary day that was majestic, magnificent and moving.
“It was deeply moving to be there in the place where for 1000 years and more sovereigns have all been crowned, and to witness the crowning of King Charles III and Queen Camilla.
“I looked around at that very moment and there were tears in a lot of people’s eyes, it was a very moving moment, a magnificent day, but a human day as well.”
The broadcaster also reflected on someone of the notable individuals he met, including the oldest recipient of the Victoria Cross still alive, as well as Dame Emma’s act of kindness.
He recalled: “There was a coughing fit just nearby and I thought ‘What’s going to happen now’ and Dame Emma Thompson was fumbling in her bag and produced a cough sweet which was then passed down the row and given to the cougher then they stopped, which was wonderful, because we were having such music”.
Reflecting on Charles and Camilla’s new roles, Gyles, who is a friend of the royal couple, said: “It is a great responsibility they’ve taken
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