Last fall, Buckingham Palace and the British government worked flawlessly to ensure that the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II went off without a hitch, which took only ten days to prepare.

The coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla is expected to take place on Saturday 6 May. However, even though you’ve been following the same ceremony protocol for the letter since 1960, it seems that some problems have already arisen during the preparation.

Coronation rehearsals are not going as smoothly as the Palace had hoped, and a number of issues have arisen that will be difficult to resolve, according to a report in the Mirror this week.

According to British tabloids, various problems began during the rehearsal of King Charles, which takes place in a specially designed room inside Buckingham Palace, reminiscent of Westminster Abbey.

The Mirror reported that aides had expressed “real concerns” that Charles might trip on his way to the throne, as the cassock he would wear is quite heavy and the crown itself weighs 5kg.

In fact, craftsmen were hired to build a special ramp to the throne to facilitate Charles’s “journey”.

“To be honest, it’s all very crazy, absolute chaos,” an insider told the Mirror.

“There is a plan for how everything should be done that day, but every day you need to change something, and this is a headache.”

As for the rest of the family, the rehearsals are endless. In fact, there seems to be a disagreement over the clothes and tiaras that the royals will wear.

“It is true that changes are being made, but there is confidence that in the end everything will go according to plan,” a Palace employee told the Mirror.

Source: Vanity Fair, The Mirror.