Joanna Lumley’s revelation about Sandringham at King’s coronation hits bum note with fans: ‘Honestly this is a joke’

Joanna Lumley opened up about staying with King Charles and Queen Camilla – but her remarks have not gone down well with the internet.

The Absolutely Fabulous actress, 77, was among the starry guests at the King’s coronation at Westminster Abbey, where she was interviewed by Sky News presenter Kay Burley.

The Motherland star, who previously insisted she wasn’t ‘close friends’ with the royal couple, was grilled about her relationship with them.

When asked how well she knew King Charles and Queen Camilla, Joanna replied curtly: ‘Well enough to stay with them.’

This naturally piqued the interest of Kay who said she had ‘so many questions’ about the nature of her visits.

‘Well we’ve stayed with them in various places,’ Joanna explained. ‘And it’s so normal and so friendly but so unbelievably welcoming and generous. Utterly thrilling.

Joanna Lumley revealed she had stayed with the royal couple in ‘various places’ (Picture: PA)

At Sandringham she said guests’ cars are cleaned and filled with petrol (Picture: Shutterstock)

‘At Sandringham, your car is taken away but by the time it’s brought back to you at the end of your trip or visit it’s full of petrol and it has been cleaned.’

The comment has sparked backlash by Twitter users with many remarking it was unfair the wealthy get free perks.

‘To those that have, shall more be given. To those that have not… pay for it,’ one user wrote.

The revelation sparked backlash on Twitter with many remarking the wealthy get too many things for free (Picture: Getty)

Joanna was one of the guests invited to King Charles’ coronation(Picture: AFP)

Echoing their sentiments, another penned: ‘Those would can most afford it, get given stuff for free. Sad, innit.’

A third commented simply: ‘Honestly this is a joke.’

Celebrities have also criticised the ‘bejeweled opulence’ of the coronation amid the cost of living crisis by sharing a statement written by Twitter user Stuart Warwick.

Both Little Mix’s Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Munroe Bergdorf published the piece which slammed England as a ‘fascist nightmare.’

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Many stars, however, accepted their invitations to the historic event, with the likes of Dame Emma Thompson and Stephen Fry spotted at Westminster Abbey.

Stereophonics singer Kelly Jones also arrived at the ceremony after crediting The Prince’s Trust for playing a huge part in launching his career in one of the UK’s biggest bands.

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There was a collective eye-roll.