Charles III : The Coronation Year on BBC1

I liked the part about the annointing oil and loved the reverence shown when picking the olives.. It explains to me why Charles seemed to collapse a bit as he was annointed.. a trulymomentousmoment for him..

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NotSpaghetti

I wonder if they will show this overseas?

My DD in Australia would love to see this, but she doesn’t think it will be on. Also she would have liked to see the Princess of Wales’ Carol Service, but also not shown, at least where she is.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMICikAelSo

merlotgran

Having read this thread I think I’ll watch it again on my own. I watched it with the family and we enjoyed it but there was so much commenting going on I’ve missed some of the finer detail.

I'm going to watch it again too.

We watched it and found it a nice programme with lots of unknown historical detail. We found their lives were very full on and felt they all came over very well. It is good to know there is a good family support network for both. Both sisters featured- Anne and Camilla’s sister. A nice watchable programme over Christmas but we caught up on bbc iPlayer.

The whole thing is on YouTube

Having read this thread I think I’ll watch it again on my own. I watched it with the family and we enjoyed it but there was so much commenting going on I’ve missed some of the finer detail.

As someone with an interest in historic jewellery and costume I also found the alteration of the crown Informative. Also the team of sewing ladies who were working on Camilla's robe. I read somewhere that two of her favorite dogs were included in the embroidery on the front of her coronation dress.

NotSpaghetti

I wonder if they will show this overseas?

My DD in Australia would love to see this, but she doesn’t think it will be on. Also she would have liked to see the Princess of Wales’ Carol Service, but also not shown, at least where she is.

I also felt that Camilla's sister was too prominent in this program. How has Camilla overcome the difficult past? And to be crowned Queen! Amazing.
I so enjoyed the program and seeing traditions and history explained and illustrated, oh my, what a treat!

I wonder if they will show this overseas?

I am watching it now on YouTube. Yes, I did notice Princess Anne’s jacket. Btw, they are all just so normal. I like King Charles

I enjoyed watching the altering of the crown, very interesting .

did anyone notice that when william was fastening the robe on 'the king' and had a chuckle that it'd be smoother on the day his father replied yes, because you haven't got sausage fingers like me, I just watched that bit through again.

I too didn't like camilla's sister having such an input!

I thought the photographer at the start - I forget his name - seemed posher than any of them!

I noticed Princess Anne's lapels, SueDonim! She did well though, didn't she? I think the sister also did a good job - and I liked her pinky red dress. Camilla needs a bit of sisterly support as she appears very nervous most of the time. She must spend her life worrying about comparisons being made between herself and Diana, poor thing. Or perhaps she's got over that by now. I was surprised at the voices of Kate and George. Both sounded much more upper class than I expected they would. Charles was lovely - everyone's favourite grandad. I bet his valet wishes he'd keep his hands out of his pockets, though, as it drags his suit jacket out of shape. I thought the Archbishop showed a great sense of humour. It was an enjoyable programme.

I watched this today (apart from the 20 mins when I fell asleep ) and thought it most interesting. Did anyone else notice Princess Anne’s shirt lapel caught up in her jacket? Someone must have noticed as it was put right part way through!

What struck me most, apart from the family relationships) was the amount of standing around and small talk that goes on. King Charles did 571 engagements last year, according to the programme. I think that amount of having to make conversation would drive me potty!

How prescient he was about the environment, though. And people laughed when he said he talked to the plants.

I loved it too - gentle, informative, not too sycophantic and brought back happy memories of the day - so many people were involved and it was fascinating to have a peep behind the scenes.
The King and Queen both came across well and Princess Anne was (IMO) the star of the programme!

I saw this too and loved every minute it was so interesting it was good to see a loving family having much fun with each other during this serious historic event

I watched this interesting programme and enjoyed it very much. People who met the late Queen often said how nervous they felt
about accidentally breaking Royal protocol. I get the impression that Charles has swept away all that formal nonsense. He seemed to be so relaxed around people and there was very little bowing and scraping on. No evidence of his wife having to walk three paces behind him either. I like this attempt to modernise the RF.

It was so interesting to see so much of the preparations. The enlarging of the crown was amazing, you certainly couldn't see the joins when it was finished. And the jeweller sitting there with both pieces of the Cullinan diamond!

How right Anne was about it all being a performance - learn the words, rehearse the moves, and make sure you've got it all correct before the big day. They must do it for all their big events.

I liked Frankie Dettori telling Charles that the thing that would really have delighted his mother would have been seeing him spending the whole five days at Ascot. I liked Anne walking in after the coronation, while everyone was flapping round and curtseying, and saying "Hello Old Bean". And I felt for the Archbishop getting the "London Bridge" message and obviously thinking whatever the ecclesiastical version of "Oh shit!" is.

On No, I don't think so! So many families are not affectionate or even fond of each other, it was nice to listen to someone who clearly loves their sibling. Their nerves were palpable, those Crowns were a potential nightmare, a sigh of relief all round when all was well!! (and the crowds cheered!)

Yes. A good and interesting watch - not belittling it. I just felt too much sister-love!

I enjoyed it; I wondered how much time they had to rehearse for the actual Coronation. Charles is used to ceremony; Camilla is not, and I had the feeling both were apprehensive about how well it, and they, would be received.

I think the royal family is opening up, being friendly and approachable and doing their best to work hard at what some consider to be an archaic and anachronistic job, making it fit in a modern world.

A lovely programme, and fascinating to watch. I loved Charles in Lincolnshire releasing the butterfly, an excited schoolboy? Shaking hands, those dratted boxes, greeting the grandchildren, he is truly a lovely man. I thought Camillas sister narrated it beautifully, showing what a close affectionate family they are. God Save them all.

Yes what a nice easy programme to watch.

Yes, I agree that Camilla’s sister (and the other lady attendant, not sure of her name, but I assume they are both the two ‘ladies-in-waiting’, not that they are called that), were given quite a lot of air time.

But perhaps that is to show how much more ‘equal’ Charles wants the new monarchy to be? The late Queen was very much the main event, yes Prince Philip was her greatest support and sounding board, but she was definitely first and foremost. As is the King, but he is at great pains to include Camilla always.

It’s joint pictures on anniversary cards sent out to the public, it’s ’my darling wife’ frequently mentioned….

Camilla’s family are obviously hugely important to her, and I think Charles is very aware of that, , and wants her to be happy.