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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-29T13:13:04.000Z",
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    "Duke of Edinburgh announces patronage to celebrate World Theatre Day",
    "Andrew's staff ordered to remove his belongings as 'no trace' should be left at Royal Lodge",
    "Queen Elizabeth II memorial risks surge in violence, claim millionaires",
    "The GB News Editorial Charter"
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nPenny Mordaunt shared she received a letter from a member of the Royal Family joking that she stole the show from King Charles and Queen Charles during the coronation.\n\nDame Penny was tasked with holding the Sword of State during the 2023 Westminster Abbey ceremony, as part of her role as Lord President of the Privy Council.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nHer popularity shot up on social media for her strength in carrying the sword while appearing incredibly composed.\n\nDiscussing the moment at the Oxford Literary Festival, Dame Penny said: \"I was clearly the lightning rod on the day for attention. Very embarrassing.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\"I had thousands of letters sent to me after that event - actually, more letters than I got votes at any election.\"\n\nRecounting one letter during a speech heard by The Telegraph, she explained: \"One letter in particular was very embarrassing.\n\n\"It was from a member of the Royal family, and it started: 'How kind of the King and Queen to come to your event'.\n\nDame Penny went on to share the impact of the coronation, believing that the King gave her a key role because she was a woman and the first female Lord President.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS\n\n\n\n\n  * Duke of Edinburgh announces patronage to celebrate World Theatre Day\n  * Andrew's staff ordered to remove his belongings as 'no trace' should be left at Royal Lodge\n  * Queen Elizabeth II memorial risks surge in violence, claim millionaires\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nShe said: \"The King clearly wanted [the coronation] to feel relevant to today. And he thought about whom he wanted to carry his regalia. He wanted the whole of Britain represented… there were people from the military, the charity sector, people who devoted their lives to service,\n\n\"And I have to say, I was Lord President at the time and I'm not sure necessarily that, if I was a bloke, whether the whole of the Lord President role would have been kept in.\n\n\"But I was obviously the first woman to do that, so they kept the whole role in.\"\n\nDame Penny added that the \"coronation did change my life, not just UK-wise but globally as well\".\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nShe added: \"It's nice. Normally, if you're a politician, the first thing people say to you is that there aren't enough dog poo bins or whatever issue they want to raise with you.\n\n\"[Now] usually the first thing they mention is the coronation.”\n\nThe coronation on May 6, 2023, was viewed by an average of 18.8 million people across the UK, reaching a peak of around 20.4 million.\n\nIt is estimated that 400 million people watched the coronation globally.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nKing Charles became the oldest British monarch to be crowned at the age of 74.\n\nWhen the proclamation was completed, Dame Penny said she \"could hear over the Palace wall thousands cheering for the King, and I just knew it was going to be all right\".\n\nThe former Conservative MP was tipped to be the next Tory leader following her role in the coronation, but lost her Portsmouth North seat to Labour at the general election.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Penny Mordaunt 'stole the show' from King Charles and Queen Camilla at coronation, Royal Family member jokes"
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