A breakthrough in Camilla’s War on the Wobbles… Can you guess how the Queen fought back against those embarrassing moments as she struggles out of horse-drawn carriages?
- The answer was revealed at the State Opening of Parliament
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It’s become something of an issue for a woman who never expected to be Queen.
There’s never been a balance problem in the past – she was perfectly happy on horseback, after all – but Camilla, now 76, has found herself a little troubled in recent times with the unfamiliar business of clambering out of formal carriages.
She seemed discomfited, too, when struggling to alight the plane at Paris for the recent state tour of France, battling with a hat, a bag and a gusty wind.
It can’t help that the new Queen now spends comparatively little time in heels , preferring comfy shoes where possible.
It’s true that there are carriage footmen to grab on to in case the wobbles strike .
Now that she is Queen, however, a new solution has arisen – one first spotted at Tuesday’s State Opening of Parliament.
As the Diamond Jubilee state coach pulled up, a footman stepped forward with a bespoke portable handrail – a particularly helpful innovation as no one must touch Her Majesty unless she offers her hand first.
So, while servants stand at the ready ‘in catching positions’, it looks as though Camilla’s dignity has been preserved.
Queen Camilla used her new carriage handrail as she arrived at the Sovereign’s Entrance to the Palace of Westminster ahead of the State Opening of Parliament on Tuesday
In the past she may have relied on footmen to steady herself, now that Camilla is Queen the ‘do not touch’ rule applies. Which is where the bannister comes in
As the Diamond Jubilee state coach pulled up, a footman was responsible for stepping forward with the bespoke portable handrail. Here he is pictured removing it after use
Camilla was given a helping hand by a footman and her husband, King Charles, when stepping out of the carriage at the Sandringham Flower Show earlier this summer in July
The Queen appeared to have her hands full with her purse and an umbrella when stepping out of the royal carriage at the grounds of Sandringham House in July 2017
The King’s wife held onto the side of the horse drawn carriage as she and Charles arrived for a tour the Sandringham Flower Show in July 2012 in King’s Lynn
Camilla used both hands to hoist herself into the carriage where Queen Elizabeth was already sat ahead of the Order of the Garter service at St George’s Chapel, Windsor, in June 2018
A footman proffers a sturdy arm as the Duchess of Cornwall steps out of the carriage during a visit to the 132nd Sandringham Flower Show. But with both hands full, Camilla has something of a dilemma…
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