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A horse in the coronation procession reared backwards into crowds after seemingly being spooked by something.

The animal sped off course just after the Gold State Coach, carrying the newly crowned King Charles and Queen Camilla, passed by.

The carriage rounded the corner from Whitehall into The Mall, in central London, on its way to Buckingham Palace.

Just after it one of the horses behind it started walking backwards, before crashing into the barriers which crowds were lingering behind.

Members of the military were seen rushing over to help. They brought a stretcher but it wasn’t needed.

A police officer however appeared to limp away from the area and was helped by her colleagues.

There do not appear to have been any other injuries.

The King and Queen were seen waving from the famous carriage as the coronation procession began.

Charles III officially became the 40^th monarch at 12pm as the St Edward’s Crown was placed on his head.

The Guard of Honour persisted as the rain poured down, with water dripping from the bearskin helmets of the Coldstream guards.

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The Wales family including Prince George, 9, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5, were seen getting into the Diamond Jubilee State Coach as part of the procession.

They joined their parents, the Prince and Princess of Wales, in waving out of the windows of the carriage.

Prince Louis was spotted pulling sad faces out of the window as he said goodbye, while his sister smiled at the crowds.

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