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James Rodger & Eve Beattie

BBC employee escorted out of King Charles' Coronation following breach of privacy

A BBC employee was escorted out of King Charles III's coronation rehearsals prior to the historical event.

According to reports, the newly crowned monarch allegedly spotted the man attempting to film secret parts of the ceremony.

Charles was coronated on Saturday at Westminster Abbey in a monumental occasion for the UK reports Birmingham Live.

The King is said to have spotted the cameraman during rehearsals and ordered security to have him escorted out. He told officials: "He’s not filming my Coronation.”

"This was a humiliation for the BBC and left everyone involved in deep shock," a source told the Sun.

“Charles spotted the cameraman trying to film him during the run-through for the most sensitive part of the ceremony.

"The BBC guy was looking shifty as he lurked in view of the screens holding his mobile phone."

The source added: “He had no business being there whatsoever. He had an accredited spot in the Abbey. It is highly irregular for any journalist to leave their set position in such circumstances.

"And it’s deeply concerning to think he would be trying to film precious moments deliberately hidden from public view.” Another source said: “It is a horrendous suggestion that the King’s privacy would be invaded in this way.

“The rehearsal was a stressful, anxious time for everyone concerned. The BBC senior cameraman was a disgrace and rightly given his marching orders.”

The BBC said it would not be commenting on individual employees.

Buckingham Palace last night chose not to comment on the man evicted from the rehearsals. The King's Coronation service at Westminster Abbey on Saturday was watched by more than 18 million viewers in the UK, provisional figures released this weekend showed.

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