Royal Navy praised for 'seamless' marching manoeuvre during coronation display
King Charles III and Queen Camilla were crowned in a spectacular ceremony on Saturday, with the Armed Forces playing a significant part.
However, many might have missed some of the sharp manoeuvres performed by the military personnel during the coronation day.
Royal Navy personnel were singled out for praise after eagle-eyed viewers captured a "seamless" manoeuvre during their march in the coronation procession from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace.
A clip from a broadcast of the coronation shared online shows Royal Navy personnel - lined up in rows of 12 - briefly stopping just before the Victoria Memorial and splitting effortlessly into rows of six.
Commodore Mel Robinson, Commander Maritime Reserves, shared the video and said: "That's how you do it!"
"Poetry in motion!", "impressive" and "phenomenal" were some of the ways people replying to Cdre Robinson described the drill.
The clip was shared by other users too, with the Navy personnel receiving yet more praise.
Many users were captivated by the "seamless" manoeuvre, while one person said she "can't stop watching" the clip.
The coronation was watched by millions of people around the world and was the largest ceremonial operation for the Armed Forces since Queen Elizabeth's 1953 coronation.
More than 9,000 members of the UK Armed Forces deployed during the day and about 7,000 of them were on ceremonial duties.
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