Should the Coronation be “slimmed down”?

What would slimmed down look like? A quick trip to the Abbey and a cold collation at Buck House for salaried royals only? What? Who? When?

It should be massively slimmed down given the current financial crisis.

Yes, I think it should, and will, be slimmed down. General slimming down has begun already and I think it will continue.

I think a 'big' coronation would give a boost to the economy that might be desperately needed by next year. Just about everything needed to be purchased for the event will involve businesses of some kind or another and most of the money involved will end up being taxed back to the Treasury.

OTOH, I can see that it could be bad optics...

I'm on the fence...

Even cutting it down to 6K invited guests are far too many.
I am a fan of the Royal family but I do not want to see it on every TV channel known to man repeating itself ad infinitum.

At least Charles is in favour of slimming it down.

It should be slimmed down.

Will Charles be anointed to show that he is chosen by God? I have read that this symbolic element was important to the late Queen.

The queen had her coronation in the post-war years and I imagine the general opinion was that it would uplift people after so much hardship - not sure we. should compare the pandemic to WW2 though.
Everyone is feeling the squeeze now so perhaps some savings should be made although I do understand that certain elements of the coronation would still need to be observed.

I had a “need to go to Specsavers” moment there. I thought it said Coronation St. I say yes to both options!

Yes, it should be ‘slimmed down’.

The Queen’s funeral was a great event, marking the life of our oldest and longest lived monarch.

But the future of the Monarchy needs to move on from Elizabeth’s long reign, and a smaller, less ostentatious Coronation is where it needs to start, which is what Charles and William will have concluded I’m sure.

A certain amount of pomp and tradition, but more in keeping with a new era.

I am in favour of the Monarchy, btw.

After the brilliantly organised funeral, I did wonder how, if such things can be so incredibly well organised here, how come too many other things are a shambles?

YES! The coronation needs to be very Slim!