The coronation of King Charles III this weekend was an entertaining occasion that drew plenty of reaction on social media. Several took the opportunity to criticize for the enormous cost of the ceremony, but also for the arrests of Republican demonstrators.
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However, the ceremony was overshadowed by a mysterious masked figure that appeared during the event, which netizens compared to the grim reaper.
In videos posted to Twitter and TikTok, a hooded figure dressed in black and holding a staff walks quickly past the open door of Westminster Abbey outside during the ceremony.
Social networks then ignited. Some who spotted the character immediately cracked jokes, with some saying it was the late Queen Elizabeth II, or the late Princess Diana.
However, there is an explanation that is less frightening.
Contacted by Newsweek, Westminster Abbey identified the figure as a member of the abbey community who attends church services but is not a clergy member.