Queen Camilla made history today as she was crowned alongside King Charles in a historic ceremony.
Her family proudly looked on as new Queen was anointed in the Abbey - before she used her index finger to adjust her hair underneath the crown five times.
The official crowning of the Queen was also not completely smooth, as she raised her hand and appeared to give the Archbishop some verbal assistance.
It comes as the Archbishop of Canterbury was forced to spend several seconds adjusting the crown as the King was officially coronated.
(AP)As St Edward’s Crown was placed on the King’s head, there was complete silence in Westminster Abbey as the congregation stood for the momentous occasion.
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Mr Welby appeared to place it on King Charles’s head firmly, before giving it a twist in an attempt to keep it on.
But after the twist failed to work, the Archbishop then lifted the crown up again, before having another go at securing it in position.
After his second attempt the crown tipped forwards on the King’s head.
Mr Welby then tilted it to the side before he was content with removing his hands from the crown.
It was a huge moment for Camilla (POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
She was crowned separately from Charles (PA)The Archbishop then leaned forward towards the King and carefully inspected the ancient artefact before eventually retreating.
The official crowning of the King took around eight seconds in total.
The 2,300 guests then heartily echoed the archbishop’s cry of God save the King.
King Charles’s crown is known to be heavy, with the monarch once commenting on how his mother the late Queen said goodnight to him while wearing it so she could “get used to its weight on her head” before her coronation in 1953.
King Charles in the St Edward's Crown (POOL/AFP via Getty Images)Earlier, the royal couple left Buckingham Palace in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach after spending the night at Clarence House and headed along the procession route to the Abbey to be crowned.
The pair waved to the crowds as they passed by in the coach, with the route lined with thousands of wellwishers and military personnel.
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The coronation ceremony ended and the newly crowned King and Queen will begin the procession back to Buckingham Palace in the gold state coach.
Some 4,000 sailors, soldiers, aviators and other military personnel from across the UK and the Commonwealth will accompany Charles and Camilla on their return procession. There will be more than 1,000 route liners from the Army, RAF and Royal Navy.
Charles and Camilla are expected to enter Buckingham Palace through the centre arch at 1.33pm.
They will receive a salute from the military in the palace gardens at 1.45pm, and then at about 2.15pm they will be joined by members of the royal family on the palace balcony to watch the flypast.
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