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Resurfaced video shows Prince William joke with King Charles during coronation practice

Source: TikTok/@princess__jo

Prince William will take advantage of any opportunity to joke around, even with his father King Charles III.

The rehearsal for the monarch’s coronation, which aired in the new BBC special Charles III: The Coronation Year, shows Prince William using his hands to close a small clasp holding a lavish robe around his father.

One person under the username @princess__jo. In the clip, William rehearses the moment he touches the King’s crown and kisses him on the cheek after saying the homage: “I, William, Prince of Wales, pledge my loyalty to you, and faith and truth I will bear unto you, as your liege man of life and limb. So help me God.”

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