Penny Mordaunt almost stole the show at King Charles’ historic Coronation, holding the 8lb (3.6kg) Sword of State aloft for nearly half of the two-hour ceremony.
The Conservative MP, who also serves as Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Privy Council, says she took a "couple of painkillers" before the ceremony to manage the weight of the sword.
Her display of strength made headlines, with articles popping up all over the place with titles like "How to get arms of steel like Penny Mordaunt" and "How to get Penny Mordaunt's sword-bearing arms".This was the first time a woman had carried the swords in a Coronation, making it an even more notable feat.
Penny revealed on Nick Robinson's Political Thinking podcast that she hadn't been hitting the gym for six months prior to the ceremony.
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