i read apparently he arrived late. got seated in 14th row behind Poland (no disrespect to Poland). the biggest event of the year and he had to embarrass us by not being on time. he was lucky to be invited at all considering some of his quotes from his mother about the Irish and England. this is a pretty tame swipe by Allen.
He should have been right up close to Her Majesty considering that he like her represents a modern day figurehead with no real power that nods approval to the actions and future plans of the communist policy wonks who are running the country (into the ground).
The seat assignments were all pre-determined by protocol. Joe was late and then had to wait while a military group entered. The Daily Mail article mentioned several times that Jill and Joe were holding hands. They must know that this is so that Joe does not wander off.