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in votes for finland. the singer made history as the first woman to win twice. now on bbc news political thinking with nick robinson. who was the star of the coronation? apart, that is, from their majesties the king and queen. the answer, most watching would surely agree, is the bearer of the sword of state, all 8lb of it, held aloft for a muscle straining 51 minutes. my guest on political thinking, a conversation with, rather than interrogation of, someone who shapes our political thinking. it was a feat performed by the first woman to do the job at a coronation, penny mordaunt, and it won the admiration of people who are normally her political foes. she did it as lord president of the council. her dayjob is leader of the house of commons, and that performance led to the bookies cutting the odds on her becoming the next leader of the conservative party. worth remembering, she came mighty close to getting the job and becoming our prime minister last summer after borisjohnson
thank you so much for joining me this saturday. i m fredericka witfield. history unfolding before our very eyes today in london. for the first time in 70 years, a new british monarch has been crowned. the nearly 400-year-old st. edwards crown was officially placed on the head of king charles iii today at westminster abbey. the sacred coronation ceremony was filled with tradition and pageantry, a culmination of a seven-decade journey from being heir to the throne to becoming the monarch. god save the king! god save the king! the king s wife camilla also receiving her crown during the ceremony, officially making her britain s new queen. tens of thousands lined the streets of london to greet the royal family. a royal reception to honor their new king and queen and then a royal salute from 4,000 british troops. his majesty the king and he majest hooray! king charles, queen camilla and the royal family stepping on the balcony of buckingham palace to greet the crowd