Penny Mordaunt tells BBC she channelled Betty Boothroyd for coronation role
by Ellie Iorizzo
Dec 30, 2023
2 minutes
Penny Mordaunt said she wanted to offer a strong and powerful message to girls and young women with her ceremonial role in the King’s coronation, in the same way former speaker Baroness Betty Boothroyd did for her generation.
As Lord President of the Council, Conservative at his coronation – the first time the duty had been carried out by a woman.
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