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Grace Hoffman

Royal fans wondering if King Charles' gloves adapted to suit 'sausage fingers'

After King Charles III joked about his self-proclaimed 'sausage fingers' back in 2012, the phrase quickly became a joke among royal fans.

The monarch made a remark about the size of his digits during a royal Australian tour over a decade ago, and now he can't seem to escape the association.

Millions of people tuned in to watch the monumental Coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey, as the King was crowned in the first Coronation for 70 years.

The monarch was decked out in various regalia that is steeped in history and tradition, including 'priceless' priest-like gold robes, the Coronation Girdle (or sword belt) and Coronation Gauntlet, or glove.

King Charles was crowned in Westminster Abbey (Getty Images)

While many were in awe of the pomp and ceremony, viewers couldn't help but notice that the King was wearing a single glove, and everyone was making the same joke.

Flocking to Twitter, people were left questioning whether the monarch's handgear was specially adapted to suit his 'sausage fingers'.

Questioning the purpose of one glove, one Twitter user jibed: "Is Charles only wearing one glove because they couldn't get the other one over his sausage fingers?"

Meanwhile, another claimed: "Charles struggling to fit his hand in the glove.

"He's not beaten the sausage fingers allegation," they added.

While people are keen to joke about King Charles' fingers, a doctor has claimed there's a medical reasoning behind his swollen digits.

According to GP Chun Tang, Medical Director at Pall Mall Medical in Manchester, there are many reasons why this happens.

Dr Tang told the Daily Mail: "Often puffy fingers are a symptom of water retention which can be caused by numerous health conditions.

"This condition arises due to inflammation and can be a result of arthritis, multiple bacterial infections or even TB.

"Other possibilities include high salt levels, allergic reactions, medicinal side effects, injury and autoimmune disease."

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