Welp, we officially have an ID on the Grim Reaper esque figure caught lurking in the background of King Charles’ coronation. To rewind real quick, coronation viewers caught a spooky cloaked figure walking around Westminster Abbey during the coronation, and his presence immediately went viral thanks to @stxawbs on TikTok.
Obviously, the internet had questions including but not limited to: is an agent of death wandering around Charles’ coronation, but update! Newsweek went ahead and contacted Westminster Abbey, who revealed that this footage is not, in fact, of the Grim Reaper, and is instead of a random “verger” aka “a member of the abbey community who assists with religious services but who is not a member of the clergy.”
Got it. Still have questions, but got it.
Meanwhile, Westminster Abbey doesn’t appear to have commented on another viral clip from King Charles’ coronation, of Camilla walking down the aisle while a buncha people seemingly chant “I like vagina.” I mean, they were allegedly singing “Vivat Regina Camilla,” but the internet heard what it heard!
Anyway, we’ll just be here waiting patiently for that “verger” to give an interview explaining what, exactly, they were doing wandering through the halls in a black cloak right in the middle of Charles’ coronation. Speak now (not to be confused with Speak Now, Taylor’s Version), verger!
Mehera Bonner is a celebrity and entertainment news writer who enjoys Bravo and Antiques Roadshow with equal enthusiasm, She was previously entertainment editor at Marie Claire and has covered pop culture for over a decade.