God, save the king's hand.
King Charles' “sausage fingers'' are back in the spotlight after he joked about his hands during his coronation ceremony.
Prince Charles was seen playfully chatting with his son Prince William behind the scenes of a BBC documentary about Her Majesty's coronation.
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King Charles teases that he had “sausage fingers” during his coronation. (Getty Images)
During the final rehearsal for his coronation, the Prince of Wales shares a tender moment with his father.
According to the BBC, when Prince William seemed to be having trouble putting on his ceremonial robes, the king told him not to worry because he didn't have “sausage fingers” like his father. .
Prince William, Prince of Wales, touches the crown of his father Charles III during the coronation ceremony held at Westminster Abbey in London, England, on May 6, 2023. (Getty Images)
On May 6, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby announced that the new king would sit solemnly in Westminster Abbey's 700-year-old coronation chair, each holding a golden scepter, with a symbol atop Charles III's head. carefully placed St. Edward's crown. hand.
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This will be the first time in 70 years that a British monarch has been crowned, since the coronation of her late mother Queen Elizabeth in 1953, when she wore the same crown and posed in almost the same pose.
Wearing the imperial crown, King Charles III of England leaves Westminster Abbey after his coronation ceremony, taking with him the Royal Jewels and the Scepter. (Getty Images)
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Upon his mother's death on September 8, 2022, he became the oldest monarch to sit on the British throne.
The late Queen previously wrote to her former music teacher shortly after her son Charles was born, saying: “He has interesting hands for a baby.”
“They're quite large, but they have long, slender fingers. They're completely different from mine and definitely different from his father's.”
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According to Howard Hodgson's biography Charles, the Man Who Would Be King, Charles himself called them “Sausage Fingers” after Prince William's birth.
“Dactylitis is a sausage-like swelling of the fingers, usually found in the toes, and is associated with ankylosing spondylitis,” says Niranjana Bose, a board-certified rheumatologist at Lone Star Rheumatology in Houston, Texas. the doctor told FOX News Digital.
Bose said the appearance of Charles' hands may be his “baseline” and does not indicate an underlying disease.
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