King Charles’ Coronation: Yay, Nay or Meh? 👑

Luckygirl3

The police should have supported peaceful protest. We should not underestimate the implications of losing this right ... they are huge.
I am glad that so many enjoyed yesterday's celebrations, but it is not for me. I listened in to hear the splendid choral singing and the new commissioned works. All the ceremonial and marching feels nonsensical to me.
And I cringed at the archbishop's entirely appropriate plea to remember and care for those living in poverty while surrounded by people in designer clothes and dripping in jewellery ... and with prominent tories ( notably the PM and Morduant) taking part in central roles while also pursuing policies that create this poverty.
The sincerity of the event is pretty skin deep.

This absolutely

Luckygirl the people voted for the PM

Katie59

Aveline

This was more than a few embittered whingers. Police confiscated huge numbers of placards and attachment devices. This was planned to cause large scale disruption and upset for the hordes of happy people celebrating.
Don't like the king? Fine don't go.

This is my view, the protesters planned to stop the coronation if they could, they and their supporters are a disgrace.
If you don’t like the monarchy ignore the coronation, don’t spoil it for others

The monarchy is part of our heritage and should continue, the cost of the coronation has been estimated at £50-100m, the first for 70yrs, in future probably once in a generation. As part of our heritage spending it is very small. Heritage spending in the UK is £30 billion a year a coronation once in a generation is an insignificant cost.

In agreement with you Katie59
Peaceful protest is one thing but the evidence of recent protest by various groups doesn’t fill me with a lot of confidence. It seems now that protesters want to cause as much disruption as possible. This was an area of high security chances could not be taken.
All people attending for this momentous event were not vaguely interested in their protest so why were they there.

Anniebach

Luckygirl the people voted for the PM

Unfortunately the people did not vote for the PM. A cartel of his cronies did.

Luckygirl3

The police should have supported peaceful protest. We should not underestimate the implications of losing this right ... they are huge.
I am glad that so many enjoyed yesterday's celebrations, but it is not for me. I listened in to hear the splendid choral singing and the new commissioned works. All the ceremonial and marching feels nonsensical to me.
And I cringed at the archbishop's entirely appropriate plea to remember and care for those living in poverty while surrounded by people in designer clothes and dripping in jewellery ... and with prominent tories ( notably the PM and Morduant) taking part in central roles while also pursuing policies that create this poverty.
The sincerity of the event is pretty skin deep.

Yes

Luckygirl the people voted for a conservative government so
the Church was not responsible for a wealth P.M. reading a lesson.

Anniebach

Luckygirl the people voted for a conservative government so
the Church was not responsible for a wealth P.M. reading a lesson.

I don’t think that that was suggested

No indeed.

The monarchy is part of our heritage and should continue in your opinion.
Being part of our heritage doesn't make it right.

Good posts Bluebelle. Monarchists ignore history. I hope you get an answer, but I don't think you will.

Being hung drawn and quartered is part of our heritage

To be honest, I am seriously disgusted.

Just seen loads of photos of the area around the Mall and the amount of rubbish which has been left behind by 'so called patriotic' people. Tents, sleeping bags, chairs, and tons and tons of **. Shameful. If you can take it there with you, take it away again. Makes me really angry.

If protestors had left this kind of disgustin rubbish behind, they would be 'hung drawn and quartered' and quite rightly so. But Royalists Subjects, oh no!

There were “peaceful” protesters there, waving their placards and shouting. I saw them on TV.
We don’t know why one lot were arrested, though I’m sure they’ll say “We weren’t doing anything wrong! They picked on us!”

As with any protest, sometimes the violence is caused by the protestors themselves, feeling they are being prevented from doing everything they want.
Sometimes it is caused when others, exercising their right to protest, protest against what the protestors are doing.

nadateturbe

^The monarchy is part of our heritage and should continue^ in your opinion.
Being part of our heritage doesn't make it right.

Slavery is part of our heritage ....................

You do not have to be an avowed republican to question the monarchy - its hereditary nature, its wealth, its relevance.

It is time to question it - Charles knows that and hopefully will modernise and slim it down for 21st century. But he did not get off on a very good footing .... pledge indeed! - he misread the room there.

How much further can they be slimmed down ? There are 7
working royals , who should go ? Anne, the Edingburgh’s

They can certainly be slimmed down a great deal more. Countries with presidents (or their equivalent) do not need a whole gang of people.

So Anne and the Edingburgh’s , leaves four.

By slimming down those actively busy on royal duties etc the whole system is slimmed down. Fewer private secretaries, equerries and general support staff (eg re clothes purchases and maintenance plus catering requirements) cutting down the number of front line jobs greatly reduces the back office numbers with resulting cut in costs.

Yes, but who should go ?

The Kents and Gloucesters are very elderly and can be retired. That would leave Charles, Camilla, William, Catherine, Anne and the Edinburghs. That would be fine.

Only one Kent and he had a stroke . It must be difficult to tell
an aged relative ‘your out’

I'm sure it would be done tactfully and kindly. All the ancient retainers would be glad of a break too.
On another note I see that lady Susan Hussay was invited to the coronation.

The Duke of Kent and Duke of Gloucester don’t work now, possibly they are patrons of some charities , their wives are not working royals.