Queen Elizabeth II Reveals Crown Was Heavy, Could Break Neck In Documentary

Queen Elizabeth II made some surprising revelations about her coronation in a new TV documentary.

The monarch celebrated the 65th anniversary of her coronation by giving a rare interview. The TV documentary, which aired on Sunday showed Queen Elizabeth II sharing more details about her coronation ceremony in 1953, according to Vanity Fair.

During the interview, Queen Elizabeth II reunited with the St. Edward's crown, which she wore only once in her six-decade reign. She confessed that the headgear encrusted with 440 precious and semi-precious gems is heavy and that it is impossible to tell where the front and back are.

In addition, the queen was presented with the Imperial Crown, which she wore at a different point of the ceremony and has worn for most state openings of parliaments. The monarch became giddy and showed her favorite way of wearing the crown as she held it to show off her favorite gem, the Black Prince's Ruby.

The interview was crafted to reserve reverence and respect for medieval coronation traditions. However, the monarch dropped her pretense and confessed that the crowns are heavy and could break one's neck.

"You can't lean down to read your speech. You have to bring [the speeches] up. Because if you did your neck would break and it would fall off," Queen Elizabeth II said. "Nothing like that is comfortable."

King George VI was so determined to make Queen Elizabeth II a queen. In fact, he asked her to write a complete review of his coronation, which she personally witnessed when she was just 11 years old.

"I thought it all very, very wonderful and I expect the Abbey did too," Queen Elizabeth II wrote. "The arches and the beams at the top were covered in a sort of haze of wonder as Papa was crowned, at least I thought so."

The monarch also got candid and admitted that she found the ceremony boring. "At the end, the service got rather boring as it was all prayers. Grannie and I were looking to see how many more pages to the end, and we turned one more and then I pointed to the word at the bottom of the page and it said 'Finis'. We both smiled at each other and turned back to the service," she said.

In related news, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on Nov. 20. Kensington Palace released a series of photos for the celebration. The royalsl family, including Prince William, Kate Middleton and Prince Harry, also gathered together for a special dinner.