The scene inside westminister Abbey during the Coronations of King George V and Queen Mary. 20/08/2004 The logistical headaches behind some of the highest profile Royal events of the past century have been revealed in previously unseen Government files. Faulty equipment, a leaking roof and a lack of toilets were just some of the practical problems which lay behind the pomp and ceremony. A series of documents released to London's National Archives today detail the painstaking planning for the Coronations of every twentieth century monarch.