Soldiers faint while waiting to take part in return procession to Buckingham Palace

Soldiers including a Royal Navy officer and a flag bearer fainted while waiting to take part in the return procession back to Buckingham Palace for King Charles’s Coronation. 

During the service, the return procession began to form up, with the front at the top of The Mall near Admiralty Arch.

A small number of the troops waiting to take part required assistance after appearing to faint.

The Royal Navy officer was quickly put on to a stretcher and given medical assistance by other soldiers. 

More than 4,000 ceremonial troops are taking part in the procession, escorting the King and Queen back to Buckingham Palace in the Gold State Coach.

The officer was quickly put on to a stretcher and given medical assistance by other soldiers

A Royal Navy seaman from HMS Collingwood helped a flag bearer who collapsed 

A soldier collapsed during a coronation ceremony in Wales. He was dragged away by two soldiers

His Majesty King Charles III (pictured in the gardens of Buckingham Palace) has been crowned 

King Charles III receives a royal salute from members of the military in the gardens of Buckingham Palace following the Coronation

A view of The Mall following the Coronation ceremony of King Charles and Queen Camilla

Members of the Royal Air Force marching during the Coronation of King Charles and Queen Camilla

The Coronation of King Charles III and Camilla as seen from The Queen Victoria Monument looking down the Mall

Members of the Armed Forces stand in formation on the lawn of Buckingham Palace 

A flag bearer also fainted and was helped by a seaman from HMS Collingwood.

Meanwhile, just after the King and Queen’s carriage rounded the corner from Whitehall into The Mall one of the horses in the procession appeared to be spooked, rearing backwards into the barriers separating the public from the route. 

A female police officer appeared to be given assistance from her colleagues, limping away from the area.

Earlier, Charles and Camilla’s Diamond Jubilee Coach arrived at the Abbey, following a procession from Buckingham Palace, in the midst of a Sovereign’s Escort provided by the Household Cavalry’s Blues and Royals and Life Guards with their shining breastplates and plumed helmets and led by the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment band.

The monarch and his wife’s entrance through the west door was heralded by a fanfare from four State Trumpeters of the Household Cavalry and the abbey congregation stood as one.

A large ceremonial procession was lined up before the King and Queen with representatives of all elements of the nation’s ceremonial and spiritual life.

The King and Queen made their way back to Buckingham Palace after the ceremony

The newly crowned King and Queen smiled at the thousands lining the streets as they were carried in the Gold State Coach back to Buckingham Palace

A large ceremonial procession was lined up before the King and Queen with representatives of all elements of the nation’s ceremonial and spiritual life 

Next came the carriage with the Prince and Princess of Wales inside, along with their children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis

Five-year-old Prince Louis was spotted waving eagerly from the window of the carriage

There were recipients of Orders of Chivalry and Gallantry, Heralds from the College of Arms in their colourful tunics, senior clergy associated with the monarchy and the glittering coronation regalia carried by leading figures.

St Edward’s Crown was carried by General Sir Gordon Messenger, Lord High Steward of England.

With their lavish and unwieldy robes, the King and Queen walked single file along the nave of the Abbey with Camilla ahead of Charles as the hymn I Was Glad As They Said Unto Me was sung.

The military procession, the largest of its kind since the 1953 Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, makes its way down The Mall towards Buckingham Palace

Thousands of members of the public followed behind the procession down The Mall

They headed towards the Victoria Memorial and Buckingham Palace for a glimpse at the newly crowned King and Queen

The Mall was awash with flags from a multitude of nations as the world welcomed King Charles 

There had been cheers and clapping from those gathered near Whitehall when, just after midday, Charles was proclaimed King. The crowd was listening to audio of the Coronation ceremony being broadcast in Trafalgar Square.

Those waiting in the rain during the two-hour service joined in with a rousing rendition of God Save the King as the ceremony came to a close.

After the Coronation the King and Queen left Westminster Abbey in the Gold State Coach at 1.07pm for a procession back to Buckingham Palace.

Charles was seen smiling as he spoke to his wife Queen Camilla while waving to his people from the balcony of Buckingham Palace

The King beamed as he waved to the thousands who gathered to celebrate his Coronation

A large Union Flag was flown by a member of the public as King Charles and Queen Camilla greeted Britons after the Coronation

The royal couple were joined on the balcony by pages including future King, Prince George

His siblings Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis were further along the balcony, with his younger brother once again stealing the limelight today with an adorable display of waves, yawns and whispers

King Charles III was coronated today in a historic ceremony that has lifted the spirits of the nation

The newly crowned King and Queen smiled at the thousands braving the rain to line the streets, as the royal couple were carried in the Gold State Coach back to Buckingham Palace.

The Princess Royal followed behind on horseback in her role as Gold Stick and Colonel The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1S Dragoons).

Next came the carriage with the Prince and Princess of Wales inside, along with their children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.

Five-year-old Louis waved eagerly from the window. Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis were seen turning around in their carriage seats to get a better view of the procession and crowds along the route.

The Waleses’ carriage was followed by Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh, and his family.