King Charles reveals his 'biggest regret' from historical Coronation weekend

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King Charles has revealed his biggest regret from his historical Coronation weekend as he admitted he was too far away to see the performers at the Windsor Castle concert.The 74-year-old monarch later told the organisers of the event, which starred huge names including Lionel Richie, Take That and a host of other artists, that he wished he had been seated closer or had taken his binoculars, the Express reports.He and his wife Queen Camilla were joined by Princess Anne and the Duchess of Edinburgh this week to host a Buckingham Palace reception to express their gratitude to the organisers of the Coronation Weekend in May and events following the death of Queen Elizabeth last year.There was a reminder of a humorous moment on Coronation Day that amused many viewers when the royals met Clare Balding who did the BBC commentary for the processions from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey and back again.

Ms Balding, 52, recalled: "I managed to say - which is a perfectly acceptable horsey phrase - that the Princess Royal had been very quickly mounted, and joined the procession."I didn’t bat an eyelid at that.

I didn’t even realise. When I got home, my partner Alice said, 'You seem to have caused a bit of a stir!' But that’s just the sort of thing that would make them [the Royal Family] all laugh."Over 6,000 members of the Armed Forces participated in the Coronation with the estimated cost of the service amounting to £50-£100m.However, the bank holiday weekend did manage to boost British hospitality by around $1m as pubs reportedly pulled around 62 million pints to thrilled Brits during the celebration.Buckingham Palace noted that the monarch desired a more modern and toned-down ceremony to reflect his new era, stating: "The