King Charles jokes with William about his ‘sausage fingers’ caught on camera

A new documentary about the royal family shows King Charles referencing his viral “sausage fingers” in a throwaway joke.

The rehearsal of his coronation will be broadcast in a new BBC special Charles III: The year of the coronationwhich shows Prince William using his hands to fasten a small clasp holding a sumptuous robe around his father.

In the video, William makes his father laugh when he tells him: “On the big day, it won’t go in,” and Charles, referring to his own hands, replies: “No, you don’t have sausage fingers like mine.”

When he was Prince of Wales, Charles sometimes made fun of his large fingers, which he nicknamed “sausage fingers” – they sometimes spark a surge of interest online if they are visible in a photo.

Charles’ hands were once again in the spotlight when royal fans made remarks about them during the coronation.

This wouldn’t be the first time Charles has made such a reference to his own hands. In a letter to a friend after William’s birth, Charles reportedly wrote: “I can’t tell you how excited and proud I am. He really does look surprisingly yummy and has sausage fingers like mine.”

At the coronation ceremony, William played a moving role, pledging allegiance to the king and kissing him on the left cheek.

The BBC Documentary Charles III: The Year of Coronation will be screened on Boxing Day and shows the King and William rehearsing the poignant moment of allegiance, revealing the affection between the two.

William tickles Charles’s left cheek, making him laugh, then kisses his right cheek, but the king questions the gesture, saying: “Wasn’t it on that side?” », pointing to his other cheek.

At another point, William also makes the senior clerics and officials around him laugh when he tells his father “your left cheek is better”, after kissing it and giving it another affectionate caress on the face.

During the Queen’s coronation rehearsal, Camilla looks at Charles and says “you have to say yes or no”, which provokes laughter from those around her, and the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby adds: “If you don’t say nothing, if you don’t nod or wave, Sir, I can’t crown His Majesty. »

The Queen laughs and says ironically: “Don’t bother looking, I’m very happy.”

The documentary takes the viewer behind the scenes as everything is prepared before the big day, from alterations to the Crown Jewels, to the work at the Royal School of Needlework and the arrival of the King and Queen’s anointing oil from the Holy Land.

The area of ​​Westminster Abbey where the coronation ceremony took place was called the “theatre” and the Princess Royal, interviewed for the documentary, said that the drama lessons at the school were very useful to her, as well as Charles.

She said: “We often remark how grateful we are that our schools did a lot of theater and that we both spent time on stage – it’s really good training.

“Apart from the fact that it gives you a little bit of confidence, but it teaches you how to learn lines and make sure you do the reps and understand what it entails. So you are absolutely right.

Charles III: The Year of Coronation will be screened on Boxing Day at 6.50pm on BBC One and iPlayer.

With additional PA reports.