One Of The Queen's Pageboys Fainted During Her Speech

    Poor lad.

    Jim Waterson
    by Jim Waterson

    BuzzFeed News Reporter, UK

    Four boys were entrusted with carrying the Queen's train into parliament for today's State Opening of Parliament.

    BBC

    We've already explained why the State Opening of Parliament is a strange event.

    The boys chosen had the gloriously diverse names of Hugo Bertie, The Hon. Charles Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Aithrie and Arthur Chatto.

    Unfortunately at the end of the speech a very audible thump can be heard.

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    Man down.

    Kate Devlin @_katedevlin

    One of the page boys has fainted - has just had to be carried out #QueenSpeech

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    Torcuil Crichton @Torcuil

    One of her maj's page boys keeled over there at end of speech, I think. He's been carried away

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    Tony Grew @ayestotheright

    Queen such a pro. Didn't miss a beat when page boy fainted #QueensSpeech

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    Luckily the three remaining boys just about managed to make it out in one piece.

    BBC

    Tough game, politics.

    UPDATE

    Emily Ashton @elashton

    House of Lords spokesman: "We can confirm one of the page boys did faint slightly but he is now fine." Slightly? #QueensSpeech

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