Lighthearted, gossip and questions about the Coronation,

Star of the Coronation concert for me was William. He really does have presence.

Well, the staging of the concert last night was awesome. The drone displays are out of this world.

Long live the King 🤴 😊

vegansrock

I don’t think dressing like something from the napoleonic era or a Disney movie is progressive or forward thinking.

Different opinions, that’s fine.

www.hellomagazine.com/hfm/492091/best-dressed-guests-at-the-coronation

Not that I read Hello, I didn't watch the Coronation, but was curious about the outfits.

I don’t think dressing like something from the napoleonic era or a Disney movie is progressive or forward thinking.

Who would wear a Union Jack scarf with a red hat, blue dress and white jacket to the Coronation?

Well, Theresa Coffey would and did. She is a largeish lady, not noted for her fashion style. To me, she elected to wear red, white and blue and a Union Jack scarf because she wanted to appear patriotic and mindful of it being a very British occasion.

Must be difficult knowing that whatever she wore would be commented on and made fun of.

biglouis

Well if you are going to have a coronation then lets do it right. A few women and ethnic minorities thrown in for the sake of it.

This was a but cut price - no posh frocks and tiaras. A bit like dress down friday at the office continuing into dress down saturday. Some of the guests look like they got their outfits in the Oxfam shop and just grabbed what was on the nearest rail.

Very disappointing.

It wasn’t (disappointing).

It was a Coronation for 2023, not 1953.

There would have been complaints and moans if everyone had been in coronets and tiaras. Shouts of ‘elitist’ and ‘out-of-touch’.

It heralded the start of a new progressive, forward thinking approach to our monarchy, and I thought the balance between tradition, pomp and modernity was well thought out.

God Save The King! 👑

First time ever, liked Cherrie Blairs outfit, it's pales into insignificance when she walks. '

Camillas crown was so large compared to Charles. I much prefer the plain gold crowns but know that for the Coronation it's not an option.

Princess Anne looked like she was auditioning for Dick Whittington -Gold stick in waiting makes it even more hilarious. Catherine and Charlotte made it even Disneyesque plus the pumpkin coach. Therese Coffey did look like she’d raided the bin at the Oxfam shop , Penny Mordant’s dress was a Poundland advert! The Queen of Spain looked stunning and got too marks for elegance.

Did anyone else think Harry was putting on a bit of a show of happy nonchalance ? Somehow he looked pretty isolated and the smiles and greetings were a bit of a cover up for how he was feeling. He didn’t come over as part of it at all. Funny photos afterwards of Anne’s plumage obliterating his face.

Yes I think Penny Mordaunt looked good and did a great job holding that thing aloft for so long. It must have been seriously heavy! I was given the job of carrying the mace in the procession for my graduation (very formal ceremony) and was scared of dropping the thing. I had to sit on the platform while every graduate got their diploma (and applaud them) so I know what it means to be on show with a big heavy object to carry around. At least the mace had a stand for the ceremony.

3) I think using lipreading to report private conversations is despicable. I shan't click on the link and hope I don't find out what was said. Most of us would not put up with such an invasion of privacy and neither should the royals.
8) Princess Anne was in military uniform as she is 'Gold stick in waiting' and was about to ride her horse in the big procession. The fact that her hat hid Harry was a bonus.
12) Pretty Yende was great, a wonderful singer and a great song. Her jewellery was lovely and her dress would have been fabulous if she hadn't paid tribute to the iconic animal of her native South Africa with the great big elephant ears.
9) I loved Penny Mordaunt's outfit, the colour, style and decorations. She did a grand job.

Well if you are going to have a coronation then lets do it right. A few women and ethnic minorities thrown in for the sake of it.

This was a but cut price - no posh frocks and tiaras. A bit like dress down friday at the office continuing into dress down saturday. Some of the guests look like they got their outfits in the Oxfam shop and just grabbed what was on the nearest rail.

Very disappointing.

I can't quite answer my own question, number 1, about why the horse was spooked.

But, on line I've just read an article describing what I saw. Which was the horse and rider moving from left to right over and over, for a number of minutes, bumping into the other horses, then the camera shot moved away.

Apparently it then became even more frightened and crashed backwards, through the barrier and into the crowd.
It doesn't seem anyone was actually hurt, because everyone noticed it's uncontrollable and bizarre behaviour and moved out of the way.

Those who ride, would you make a horse move side to side left to right, to calm it down?

Because the rider definitely had terrible trouble trying to control it.
He lost his hat and breast plate at some point.

Norah

Accomplished Theresa Coffey.

Really rather unkind to post "I don't know what she was thinking."

But I genuinely don’t know what she was thinking Norah. Who would wear a Union Jack scarf with a red hat, blue dress and white jacket to the coronation? By any standards it was pretty strange, sorry if you think it was unkind to point that out.

And Dior made a big of a faux pas themselves advertising the fact.
Fashion houses don't usually need to mention the fact they dress the royals. Discretion is the word.

I wonder who influenced the choice of Dior for Harry?

Harry wore Dior, apparently not the done thing. Should have used Gieves and Hawkes, Anderson and Shepperd.

welbeck

and even i didn't make the connection until it was pointed out !

But the tweet you linked was funny.
Just goes to show what a bubble some people live in, Penny Mordaunt I mean.

Accomplished Theresa Coffey.

Really rather unkind to post "I don't know what she was thinking."

I think Samantha Cameron was very brave to promote a pretty pretty dress from her own range when everyone else was wearing designs from Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood, Emilia Wickstead etc. I quite favour the more sculpted style, but she looked elegant.

and even i didn't make the connection until it was pointed out !

i can tell those of you who, unlike me,
don't buy your clothes in poundland !

The woman in the photo above is Theresa Coffey.