More royal pomp and circumstance.

King Charles has done so much for the Princess trust and many other charities give him peace to get on with the job royals are bringing in so much revenue to Great Britain
why grump about that?

What’s wrong with you V be afraid, be very afraid

Agreed- very good for international relations,too. It makes the UK stand out because it is so very good at that sort of thing. Long may it continue!

Another hear, hear, for PollyJ..and MilestOne…
Lighten up Grans…We should be celebrating all what our beautiful country has to offer and that includes our Royal Family…What family doesn’t have it’s faults? They provide a huge source of income to Britain and who can fault the Princes Trust and all the good work that the other working Royals do? So many of our friends living around the world remind us of how lucky we are. I love our history and our traditions. Each to their own. Just wish some of you weren’t so bitter and cutting…

I really enjoyed watching it on TV yesterday and think Scotland did a grand job,I just wish we could have heard more of the bagpipes without,the TV presenters talking over them,I watched with my hubby hoping it would jog some memory's for him as he loves anything to do with the Royal family,and we both love all the pomp

How much money did overseas visitors spend in Scotland or London during the coronation event? A lot of people were able to earn money during that time. The monarchy is good advertising for the hospitality industry. How do you put a price on that?

Hear!Hear! OhBeJoyful….

Pollyj

Totally agree. Let him pay if he wants all this. It’s also past time to do this ‘conqueror’s fealty’ stuff with the other countries. Outdated nonsense now, and the cost while so many other things apparently ‘can;t be afforded’ is absurd.

It's not particularly what he wants - it's ancient ceremonies and traditions that we do here in this country.

Why should a Head of State pay for his own inauguration?

Well I think we're really lucky to be British! Our Monarchy, and the ceremonies that go with that, bring in a lot of income via tourism, and me a lot of pleasure! I think Charles is a really kindly king who has wisdom through age but is still open to new ideas to improve our world

Carnivals and festivals? We choose whether or not to pay to attend those and they are for ‘us’. None of the royal stuff is a choice or for ‘us’.

Totally agree. Let him pay if he wants all this. It’s also past time to do this ‘conqueror’s fealty’ stuff with the other countries. Outdated nonsense now, and the cost while so many other things apparently ‘can;t be afforded’ is absurd.

I do think that things could be done a lot more quietly and with less pomp and money thrown at it. It is very hard to watch these expensive ceremonies when counting the pennies at home. Can I afford washing powder?

So shall we stop the State Opening of Parliament, cheese rolling downhill, local carnivals/ festivals, basically anything that might actually cost money to put on and be enjoyed by lots of people. What a miserable life to look forward to. What about all the money spent dealing with Stop Oil demonstrations preventing people getting to hospitals, funerals, work etc?

A total waste of money, and extremely inappropriate given the parlous state of the UK at the moment.

Interesting, I had no idea KC3 was a direct descendant of Mary Queen of Scots. But I think there should be at least a dozen (?) greats there.

Possibly.

And, more interestingly, it is through the German line of the family!

MayBee70

I’ve been wondering where we’d be now if Mary Queen of Scots had been successful in her aim to be the Queen of England, too….would England be trying to gain independence from Scotland? ( must apologise by the way: all the work on my house and lack of sleep is playing havoc with my thinking…even more so than usual that is…)

Well, her son became King of England and Scotland.

And Wales.

Callistemon21

Floradora9

luluaugust

If this ceremony hadn't taken place that would have been wrong. It is all part of being British, Charles has a lot of Scottish blood. It is a small cost compared to what is spent by Presidents and Despots.

Can you explain the Scottish blood bit please I know he has lots of German blood ?

Mary, Queen of Scots, is his Great-great-great-great Grandmother

Interesting, I had no idea KC3 was a direct descendant of Mary Queen of Scots. But I think there should be at least a dozen (?) greats there.

Sadly though I'm fascinated by history, I find the RF an anachronism.

Oh- we missed that here. I love all the pomp stuff, great show. Must see if I can get some British tv.

I’ve been wondering where we’d be now if Mary Queen of Scots had been successful in her aim to be the Queen of England, too….would England be trying to gain independence from Scotland? ( must apologise by the way: all the work on my house and lack of sleep is playing havoc with my thinking…even more so than usual that is…)

Wheniwasyourage

Just a point. King Charles is King of Scots, not King of Scotland.

I find it annoying that the BBC found it necessary to send a London-based presenter and presumably a crew when we have perfectly good presenters and crew working for BBC Scotland. Waste of licence money IMO.

They have a lot of staff who must be twiddling their thumbs after Glastonbury, Wheniwasyourage

Apparently the BBC sent 500 staff members there.

Charles' mother's mother was scottish.
you don't have to go back to mary queen of scots.

Just a point. King Charles is King of Scots, not King of Scotland.

I find it annoying that the BBC found it necessary to send a London-based presenter and presumably a crew when we have perfectly good presenters and crew working for BBC Scotland. Waste of licence money IMO.

The “Not my king” chants and banners were just examples of extremely bad manners. People have the right to their opinions, but this was not the time to air them. Just plain rude.

I enjoyed it very much. The music was terrific, and the whole event lent some colour to grey old Edinburgh.

I love all the pomp and the rituals. Long live the King 🤴 and Queen 🫅