Have I Got News For You on the Coronation

The Have I Got News For You panel inevitably joked  about the Coronation at the taping of tonight’s episode. 

Panellist Matt Chorley spoke about how the coach that took the King to Westminster Abbey was. ‘the good one that had aircon and electric windows’ while the one that took him back to Buckingham Palace was ‘very basic’.

‘Yeah, it’s so uncomfortable to be encased in gold and pulled by horses,’ joked opposing panellist Desiree Burch. 

The teams also spoke about Penny Mordaunt stealing the show when she carried the sword of state.

‘I interviewed her about it beforehand,’ Chorley said. ‘She told me she'd been doing press-ups and I thought "this is a lot of fuss, she's not going to be in it very much". She was in it more than the King…

‘Myself, I would have prepared for carrying the sword by… carrying a sword,’ suggested Paul Merton. 

Chorley added: ‘You can’t rule out the possibility if Liz Truss has done it she would have put the sword in her foot… and then beheaded the king.’ 

‘…and then say she’d done nothing wrong,’ Ian Hislop countered. 

Hosting for the first time Diane Morgan, explained: ‘The Royal Family did their best to make the coronation a celebration of diversity. Yes, the family are pretty white, but many of the jewels that they wore were stolen from Africa and India."

‘Rishi Sunak arrived with his wife for the ceremony. An event she later described as "small, but nice".’

On being booked to guest host the show, Morgan said: ‘It’s a real honour to be presenting Have I Got News For You. But I learned everything about the news from Philomena Cunk, so I hope someone tells me when someone gets the right answer.’

• Have I Got News For You is on BBC One tonight at 9pm

Published: 12 May 2023