HE'S RELAXED

>> Charles set to lead a 'jaw-drop ceremony >>He uses real Crown Jewels for rehearsals

- RUSSELL MYERS

THE King is feeling relaxed and looking forward to his Coronation, one of the ceremony's key clergymen said.

The Dean of Westminster revealed that rehearsals had gone well and predicted the event will be "jaw-dropping".

The Very Rev Dr David Hoyle said the King had been "relaxed and gracious" during the Westminster Abbey run-throughs.

"He took time to thank all the many people around him who are making this happen.

"So while he has a huge burden on him and there's a lot for him to do, he doesn't give the sense of being really anxious about this. Not at all. Charles, 74, who yesterday met indigenous leaders from around the world, has practised with the real Crown Jewels at the Abbey.

Replica crowns had been used for earlier dry runs at Buckingham Palace.

The Dean said the King's grandchildren, including Princes George and Louis and Princess Charlotte had "watched with huge interest".

The Dean, who will have to handle the crown before the Archbishop of Canterbury places it on the King's head, said he had been practising holding it the right way round.