A lip reader has decoded an animated exchange between King Charles and Queen Camilla during the Trooping the Colour carriage procession through central London, revealing what the King really said to his wife.
Royal Family United for Official Birthday Celebration
The Royal Family presented a united front to celebrate the monarch's official birthday. Joining the King and Queen were the Prince and Princess of Wales accompanied by their children, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, and the Princess Royal alongside her husband, Sir Timothy Laurence.
At one point during the event, as cameras focused on the procession, the King appeared to be engaged in a hushed conversation with his wife. Lip-reading expert Nicola Hickling provided the Daily Express with her interpretation of the exchange, based on footage she analysed from the live broadcast.
The Decoded Conversation
Ms Hickling revealed that Charles allegedly told Camilla: "I'm in a right mess." The lip reader disclosed the following conversation, reports the Express.
Charles reportedly said: "Could you get up? It's trapped, I need to pull it out so I am comfortable." Camilla then stood up to get off Charles' coat.
In a further clip, the King instructs: "Come on, let's wave." The pair later appear to be engaged in a cryptic discussion regarding an apparent engagement on Monday.
Charles: "I'm in a right mess, (mumbles) it's a mess." Camilla: "Oh, don't worry." Charles: "We shall wait and see them on Monday; it must be done."
Spectacular Display at Horse Guards Parade
The Princess of Wales and her children were joined by the Queen and thousands of onlookers at Horse Guards Parade in Whitehall to witness the display showcasing some of the country's most distinguished regiments.
Future monarch Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 11, and Prince Louis, eight, observed their grandfather from the first-floor window of the Duke of Wellington's former office which overlooks the parade ground in central London.
Spectators had assembled along The Mall to observe the royal family's carriage procession from Buckingham Palace, with Charles and Camilla positioned at the centre of a Sovereign's Escort furnished by the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment.
The procession was headed by the Band of the Household Cavalry, featuring two shire horses carrying solid silver kettle drums alongside musicians.
