Can a Guardian journalist armed with a jug of water emulate the Tory MP’s starring role at the coronation in which she carried a 3.6kg sword for 51 minutes?
Until this week, Penny Mordaunt’s only public display of athleticism was a high-dive belly flop on the ITV gameshow Splash! But the Tory minister became the surprise star of the coronation after she carried the enormous sword of state for a whopping 51 minutes without breaking sweat.
In the interests of science, the Guardian wanted to find out just how much of an endurance feat Mordaunt’s performance was.
