Queen Elizabeth II is heard complaining about the comfort of the horse-drawn carriage used for her coronation, in a rare appearance in a BBC television documentary, according to extracts released on Monday. Not very comfortable,” the 91-year-old said of the Gold State Coach, which has been used at the coronation of every British monarch since George IV’s in 1821. But otherwise, they’re quite important things.”The documentary entitled “The Coronation” focuses on the historic date of June 2, 1953 when the queen was crowned following the death of her father George VI. Queen Elizabeth is the world’s oldest head of state and Britain’s longest ever reigning monarch. Presenter Alastair Bruce is heard saying: “Such fun for the children!” — to which the queen quickly replies: “Not what they’re meant to do.”

Source: Pakistan Today January 08, 2018 18:00 UTC