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Sinead Butler
Jun 06, 2022
Queen makes balcony appearance to mark end of platinum jubilee
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The Platinum Jubilee celebrations this weekend to mark The Queen's 70-year reign were certainly eventful occasions, from the parades, lunches, church service and an open-air concert, it's been a jam-packed four days.
Prince Charles represented The Queen at the Jubilee Pageant to mark the final day of the celebration, where over 10,000 people took part in the event which included the golden carriage, military personnel, celebrities and vintage cars.
Viewers were also entertained by the royal youngsters, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis who appeared at the event - but they weren't the only members of the royal box who had the public talking.
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Many couldn't help but notice a woman sitting behind Prince Charles during the pageant appeared to doze off.
Of course, eagle-eyed viewers amused at the sight took to Twitter to highlight this moment - with some seeing the funny side while others described the sleeping woman as "disrespectful."
Though both sides agreed that someone should have given the woman a "nudge" and informed her she's on live telly.
\u201cLate night love? Woman asleep behind Prince Charles during the pageant. Someone give her a nudge!!! #JubileePageant\u201d— MrsCollieG (@MrsCollieG) 1654437280
\u201cThe woman behind Prince Charles seems to be asleep \ud83d\ude34 \ud83d\ude02#platiniumjubilee #platinumparade\u201d— H_aka_Helen (@H_aka_Helen) 1654437192
\u201cHow rude. And disrespectful. Woman in royal box, behind Prince Charles, fast asleep. Someone wake her up.\u201d— lesley (@lesley) 1654437648
\u201cLiving for the woman sat behind Prince Charles who is sound asleep when the parade has only just begun, surely you know you\u2019ll be on TV a lot if you are in that seat?! Someone give her a nudge \ud83d\ude02\u201d— Natalie Aston (@Natalie Aston) 1654437290
\u201cWhoever that woman is behind Prince Charles us she needs to be moved . Not a good look being asleep #platinumpageant\u201d— Rebecca Green (@Rebecca Green) 1654437368
\u201cAnyone else laughing at the woman behind Prince Charles asleep, same hun shattered. #queensjubilee2022\u201d— Lauren \ud83c\udf1d (@Lauren \ud83c\udf1d) 1654437406
\u201cRude woman just behind Prince Charles is asleep during the armed forces procession\u201d— Wales Propertyfinder (@Wales Propertyfinder) 1654437143
\u201cObsessed with the woman that's fast asleep behind Prince Charles #PlatinumJubileePageant\u201d— Lewis Green (@Lewis Green) 1654437069
\u201cI'm sitting at home watching the pageant and there's a woman asleep behind Prince Charles! I'd have loved the opportunity to sit there and watch this live. Appreciate the opportunity to be there! #PlatinumJubileePageant @ClarenceHouse\u201d— Gillian Gray (@Gillian Gray) 1654438907
\u201cThoughts and prayers with the woman who has fallen asleep behind Prince Charles who will be an internet meme by the end of the day.\u201d— Emma Kennedy\ud83d\udc99 (@Emma Kennedy\ud83d\udc99) 1654437263
Meanwhile, it is not the first time a spectator in the royal box has inadvertently gained the attention of viewers this Jubilee weekend.
Another woman who was sat behind Prince William at the star-studded Platinum Party at the Palace stole the show with her unimpressed facial expressions during Lee Mack’s comedy set that left people in stitches.
Again, people on Twitter highlighted the woman's impassiveness throughout the show and noted how she "never cracked a smile once."
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