Musical theatre icon Andrew Lloyd Webber has spoken out after TV viewers speculated that a man sitting next to him was in "disguise".

The sight amused viewers at home with some accusing the bearded man with glasses of being Meghan Merkle in an elaborate disguise.

Others thought the man was there to "steal the crown jewels" with Webber chiming in to reveal his two cents.

In a post to followers on Twitter, Andrew Lloyd Webber replied to a post stating: "I don't know much about the #Coronation but I do know this is obviously a disguise and 100% they're going to try and steal the crown jewels."

The composer said: "I can confirm it probably wasn’t MM and had no jewels on his person as far as I could see - ALW"

Who is the 'disguised' man next to Andrew Lloyd Webber at the Coronation of King Charles III?

The man who raised questions from confused viewers is in fact Sir Karl Jenkins, a 79-year-old composer whose song, Tros y Garreg (Crossing the Stone), was performed at the Coronation at the weekend.

When asked about taking part in the historic event, he told the BBC: “It obviously sums up Welsh culture — the harp — and [King Charles] has always supported Welsh music.

“I don’t know whether he chose it, but he was happy to have it there. I know he likes it, otherwise he wouldn’t have asked me."