Not My King

I don't understand why people are so against it.

Because we are Republicans and think it's a medieval ceremony which means nothing and is going to cost a ridiculous amount of money?

As I was at the Co-op store today a couple were loudly bemoaning that the Coronation tat on sale was made in China 😀 Says it all really.
I will be in deepest Cornwall walking along the beaches.

Current plan is to dip in and out of the proceedings around my other/normal activities. That's unless I get a better offer, of course! Guess I'm just plain nosey and curious.

I don’t really understand why people are so strongly against it either. I certainly don’t kowtow to anybody. They are just people who happen to be born (or married) into a dynasty that is part of our history. I don’t really mind whether we are a monarchy or republic, but we are living in a monarchy at the moment and I am happy with that. Even if you are a republican, I don’t see why you wouldn’t watch the coronation just as a national event. It’s the hostility that puzzles me.

DH and I were comparing the fuss there was in our part of the UK , Scotland , over the 1953 compared to this one. We had lots of events , bonfires and services . All the school children got a mug and a pencil case with chocolate in it . Apart from some groups for older people there will be nothing as far as I can see this time .
We got our first TV for Queen Elizabeth's coronation . As far as I was concerned it was pretty boring, but we did have a house full of visitors crammed in to watch our tiny TV. It was a freezing cold day too .

I will be gardening with my earpods in listening to music or a podcast. If raining I will be on my sewing machine listening to music or a podcast. The coronation is a complete con as far as I’m concerned, completely unnecessary showing off. What is the point of it? He is King already it’s a load of mumbo jumbo.

Did all those moaning on here about the cost,moan as much about H& Ms wedding.
Me and mine, will be celebrating and giving a toast to the conti uation of 1000 years of history. Unless you give up your British citizenship, he will be your King.

Anti monarchist and no time for religion so it's a no from me.

I will be working for part of the day, no intention of missing a day's work because of shenanigans the other side of the country. Being self employed helps with that. Will also go out with DH if the weather is good.

Really grateful not to have a TV on occasions like this.

Feel like I do about snow.
Seen enough of it.

I may flick on and off. That is probably it.

The last Coronation was a young , quite pretty woman , this is a rather unattractive elderly grumpy man , it won’t be the same ! But no doubt I’ll be watching for the history
I remember the technicolour film of the Queens Coronation in the cinema, and it was fascinating, because of the vivid colours , and the music

I have no idea what we will actually be doing that weekend but taking part in celebrations will not be on our agenda.
I will probably catch the highlights as part of the news but certainly won't watch the whole thing.
Charles is my King and I wish him well but really can't be doing with all the palaver.
I just can't stand the hours and hours and hours of incessant chatter leading up to it and the analysis of who wore what and who gave a sideways glance to who.

Did all those moaning on here about the cost,moan as much about H& Ms wedding.

Yes, we left the country on holiday for a long weekend. Any royals, all royals. It's all a pantomime, that's what the monarchists seem to not get.

I'll be out during the day as I always am on a fine spring day. However, I shall be watching highlights on the 6 p.m. news. After all, it is part of my country's history and if my country is good enough to live in, then I shall respect and follow its historical events.

Franbern Really is time that all these ridiculous titles, ermine, dressing up, and touching the forelock, became a thing for history.

I totally agree but I will watch out of historical interest.

Well, I’ll be watching some of it on tv but we also plan to have an afternoon tea (in the garden, weather permitting) and then, we’ll just wait and see 😁🎉.

Granmaretto - “dull lives” ? Ha, you’ve really no idea how many of us lead our lives, so don’t be so presumptuous 😂😂😂😂.

I couldn't be less interested.

I'll be watching, on Sky News hopefully, I can't stand the simpering BBC announcers.

Im not a great royalist but not republican either. On one hand I resent the expense but on the other it is a great historical event. I do remember the last coronation. I was 10 at the time.

I would very much like to see the monarchy cut down to size as in Sweden, Denmark and similar countries. There are too many hangers of and why do they need so many palaces and mansions?

I will be watching as my SIL is a member of one of the choirs singing at the Coronation. Just hoping he isn’t stuck behind a pillar or standing behind someone very tall wearing a large hat !

If you compare how much is spent on the monarchy , the U.K. spends way more than any other European country with a royal family, They don’t even have coronations, What’s the point? I can just about see the point of weddings or funerals ( but they are unnecessarily lavish), but coronations - what are they ? A religious service of plonking a jewelled hat on a couple of privileged people. It could easily be done in private if it’s deemed essential, which it isn’t.

Well, we can’t afford to pay doctors or nurses, create decent sewage systems or shore up crumbling services but somehow we cabin afford lavish royal ceremonies. This country has its priorities all wrong,

Well said Vegansrock. Couldn’t put it better myself.

Our street is having a party. We will escape to stay with DD in Norwich for the duration. The whole royalist shebang nauseates me. I can't understand why people kowtow to this overpriced shite.

vegansrock et al: yes, well said, perfectly put.