Cartwheeling with joy: Excitement over the Royal Wedding proves too much for Abbey’s verger as he performs acrobatics up the aisle
The relief of getting the wedding out of the way was etched not just on the faces of the people involved but also in the actions of one of the clergymen.
Verger Ben Sheward decided that after the majority of the guests had gone he would do some acrobatics and cartwheeled down the aisle at Westminster Abbey.
The joy of the nation was summed up in his actions caught on camera as ITV continued to film what was going on inside the abbey to millions of people watching worldwide.
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Preparing for the flip
Mid flip
Feet back on the ground
Flipping good time: Verger Ben Sheward lands with a smile after the wedding went without any hitches
A handful of the 1,900 guests can be seen hanging around at the entrance to the abbey looking on as he seized the chance to flip down the red carpet where William and Kate had just walked.
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This afternoon the video had only received a couple of hundred hits but is likely to soon become an internet sensation.