Although the King no longer has executive or political power, he remains the U.K.’s head of state and a symbol of national identity.Īt a time when double-digit inflation is making everyone in the U.K. “Even in a world where people are sated with on-demand entertainment, people will stop and stare,” said Michael Cole, a former BBC royal correspondent, “because it will be a spectacular procession and a ritual, a ceremony, unlike anything that occurs anywhere in the world.”īut like the best dramas, it’s a show with a message.įor 1,000 years and more, British monarchs have been crowned in grandiose ceremonies that confirm their right to rule. “They can protest, but they can’t hold their flag,” shouted Karen from Devon, southwest England. Thousands decked out in their finest Union Jack attire, along with rain coats and ponchos easily drowned out the noise from the protest, but were irritated that the demonstrators were taking up prime space and blocking whatever view their was with their flags. Some of those in the crowd shouted back, “Yes, he is,” or “My king, and I am proud of him.”
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