Conservative MP and cabinet member was entrusted with the key role at the ceremony in her role as the Lord President of the King's Privy Council
Ms Mordaunt, the MP for Portsmouth North, wore a teal caped dress with gold ferns embroidered into it, as well as a matching hat.
She said ahead of the ceremony that she had been exercising especially to ensure she could keep the 4ft sword that weighs 8lb aloft.Highlights of the coronation of King Charles
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