The Queen has given a rare insight into the trials and tribulations of being head of state in a new BBC documentary.
Speaking for the first time about her coronation 65 years ago, Britain's Queen Elizabeth has revealed how uncomfortable riding in her golden carriage to the ceremony was and how wearing the Imperial State Crown risked "breaking your neck".
Elizabeth, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, was crowned Queen on 2 June, 1953 at London's Westminster Abbey in an ancient, grand service whose origins date back 1,000 years.
In a very rare, personal account for a BBC documentary to be aired on Sunday, she speaks candidly about the occasion and some of the Crown Jewels which play a symbolic role in the ceremony.
"Horrible," she said of the ride in the four-tonne carriage from Buckingham Palace to the abbey where English monarchs have been crowned since 1066.
"It's only sprung on leather, not very comfortable."
