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

Did anyone else think yesterday's events resembled a big society wedding?
Bride and groom (King andQueen) looked uncomfortable in their outfits and were relieved when it was over.
Best Man and Chief Bridesmaid (Will and Kate) Knew they looked ridiculously over dressed, but had to wear what they were told.
Anne was a cross between the girl who wouldn't be a bridesmaid, and insisted she could wear jodhpurs and bring her horse, and the woman with the silliest hat.
The black sheep of the family slipped in and out quietly (Harry)

No. I thought Charles looked more overwhelmed then pensive during the ceremony; Camilla looked a little more relaxed. William and Kate looked splendid as did Anne and our new King and Queen looked very happy and relaxed on the balcony.

A great day.

The Kents and the Gloucesters are part of the ‘old school’ of Royals, I don’t think they carry out many duties now.

I’m sure the Coronation will be their swan song, and they will quietly fade into the background now, apart from a few charity patronages which Annie has commented on.

They are cousins of the late Queen, we don’t see or hear anything about them, they have been on that balcony for so
many years understandably why they were yesterday . They can’t be counted as working royals

Glorianny

Did anyone else think yesterday's events resembled a big society wedding?
Bride and groom (King andQueen) looked uncomfortable in their outfits and were relieved when it was over.
Best Man and Chief Bridesmaid (Will and Kate) Knew they looked ridiculously over dressed, but had to wear what they were told.
Anne was a cross between the girl who wouldn't be a bridesmaid, and insisted she could wear jodhpurs and bring her horse, and the woman with the silliest hat.
The black sheep of the family slipped in and out quietly (Harry)

I’m flabbergasted that you even watched it Glorianny, let alone paid such attention.

Not surprised at all Casdon. You can’t comment pleasantly or otherwise if you haven’t watched.
The comments are just as expected.

I don’t think that Kate ‘thought that she was overdressed and had to wear it’ Glorianny
She was absolutely loving every moment of it! 😍
The head dress was totally her idea.
I’ve read that there was a ‘tiara ban’ so she got around it very well.
Others have said that W & K came dangerously close to upstaging them.
(I wish Joseanne was here, she loved talking about the Royals and clothes )

‘Them’ - KC and QC

Fleurpepper

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!

Some six tons were left behind during just one night of the ER Trafalgar Square protest, Nickie Aiken said (pictured, the scene at the Trafalgar Square protests in October)

🤔🤔

Silly to compare a woman age 41 with a woman age 75

I thought they both looked very apprehensive probably Charles the most. Just what we would all probably look like in our 70s too old to be taking on such an onerous role.
I wish them luck.

Anniebach

Silly to compare a woman age 41 with a woman age 75

Are you talking to me?

Littering seems to be something many Brits are happy to accept. We have lost the will to address it judging by the persistence of it.

Casdon

Glorianny

Did anyone else think yesterday's events resembled a big society wedding?
Bride and groom (King andQueen) looked uncomfortable in their outfits and were relieved when it was over.
Best Man and Chief Bridesmaid (Will and Kate) Knew they looked ridiculously over dressed, but had to wear what they were told.
Anne was a cross between the girl who wouldn't be a bridesmaid, and insisted she could wear jodhpurs and bring her horse, and the woman with the silliest hat.
The black sheep of the family slipped in and out quietly (Harry)

I’m flabbergasted that you even watched it Glorianny, let alone paid such attention.

It was on the newsCasdon you really couldn't escape it completely.
It was quite funny maybe I should have watched more.

Sounds as if you might have enjoyed it if you'd watched more Glorianny.

Sadly a large amount of rubbish left behind.
Such a waste of resources in time and money.

Sadly it's always the same with music festivals too.

CNN reporting that the police in the U.K. were acting as if they were in a police state.

“It is something you would expect to see in Moscow, not London”

Whitewavemark2

CNN reporting that the police in the U.K. were acting as if they were in a police state.

“It is something you would expect to see in Moscow, not London”

Interesting, wasn't it?

London CNN
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"London’s Metropolitan Police said it made 52 arrests during the coronation of King Charles III on Saturday, as the force faces growing scrutiny over its attitude toward anti-monarchy demonstrators.

Thousands gathered in central London on Saturday to celebrate the once-in-a-generation occasion. But it also drew demonstrators, with protesters wearing yellow T-shirts booing and shouting “Not My King” throughout the morning.

Republic, Britain’s largest anti-monarchy group, told CNN that police – without providing any reason – arrested organizers of the anti-monarchy protest.

At around 7 a.m. (2 a.m. ET) police stopped six of Republic’s organizers and told them they were detaining and searching them, Republic director Harry Stratton told CNN at the protest.

Graham Smith, the chief executive of Republic, was among those detained, according to a video shared by the Alliance of European Republican Movements.

Stratton said that when the organizers asked police why they were being detained, they were told officers “would figure it out” after they had searched the anti-monarchy protesters. After searching them, police told the six organizers they were arresting them and seizing hundreds of their placards carrying the slogan “Not My King.”

“They didn’t say why they were arresting them. They didn’t tell them or us where they were taking them. It really is like something out of a police state,” Stratton said.

“I think people are quite perturbed by the police reaction. But the crowd reaction to us has been overwhelmingly friendly,” he added.

The group posted on Twitter Saturday, commenting: “So much for the right to peaceful protest.”

Whitewave, that’s the way all violent protestors should be treated, Quiet protest fine, our democratic right. Alarms to scare the horses, all the risks they present to ordinary people, no way, in future I hope that all protestors are treated the same, no more glueing hands to roads, stopping people earning a living. No more tearing down statues. Police should move in straight away at such behaviour.
Gloria, why watch it, Kate and William were happy and dignified and it was all truly magnificent. You see what you wanted to obviously.
Anyone not wanting to watch it, shops and restaurants and parks were open, why attend.
If you really think we are worse tgan Russia, you could always try it out, it’s laughable.
Why do people leave their rubbish I don’t know, but when was the last time or only time you heard of anyone fined fir dropping litter.

I support freedom of speech but what of the public who had to stand there listening to the hatred , so difficult for the police.

Anniebach

I support freedom of speech but what of the public who had to stand there listening to the hatred , so difficult for the police.

It is the right to assembly that is under threat, as well as freedom of speech.

I agree Annie and with so many families there, it must have been a real concern about things taking a turn for the worse as so sadly often happens with what begins as a peaceful protest.

Smileless exactly. I went on quite a few demos, from Free Mandela , to Ban Foxhunting, never behaved as this lot do, even got arrested but not charged on one!

How did they behave? - they did not get a chance to behave well or badly - the police were in there making arrests.

I do understand that the coronation must have been the biggest of security nightmares and it is good that the event went off with no major incidents; but arresting people who are peacefully protesting is absolutely wrong in principle.