Watch The Queen casually manhandling the Crown Jewels on TV last night

15 January 2018, 10:10 | Updated: 20 March 2018, 17:14

A TV documentary marked 65 years since the Queen's Coronation last night, and it was a pleasant surprise.

You may have been expecting yet another bland history documentary full of talking heads, but instead we were treated to a rare interview with Her Majesty, who was in a rather playful mood.

The Coronation on BBC One saw The Queen reunited with the Crown Jewels for the first time in many years, and she wasn't afraid to get reacquainted.

Only three people in the world are allowed to touch the sacred objects - the Queen, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Crown Jeweller - and there must have been a few gasps around the country when the Queen picked up the Crown and prodded it as if it were a party hat from a local fancy dress shop.

Watch the clip below:

The documentary also revealed how the Crown Jewels were secretly hidden underneath Windsor Castle during WWII, with some items stored inside a biscuit tin. Incredible.

“I’ve seen one coronation and been the recipient in the other, which is pretty remarkable," the Queen said during the programme.

While we're on the subject of royals, we were rather fascinated with this list of first dance choices of different members of the family.