So Saturday 6th May saw the Coronation of our King, Charles III and what a ceremony it was. No one does pomp and pageantry like the British and there was plenty of it in spite of the wet weather. Crowds lined the streets of London, some arriving as early as the Monday before, camping out all week for their treasured spot to see the procession pass.
I sat and watched it from the comfort of my sofa, you miss the atmosphere or course but you get to see so much more than you would simply by being there. After all, you can't be everywhere at once and you still don't get to see the actual service. And many of those in the Abbey only saw what they could from large TV screens, only the inner sanctum ever gets to really see what's going on.
I'd like to post the images I snaffled from the Sky News pages but they aren't mine to share, simply downloaded for a private album. I tried taking some off the TV but they didn't pan out too well. Reflections from the screen for a start and then movement. I even managed to get a couple from the concert at Windsor Castle on Sunday night, again from Sky News. Both them and the BBC News had some wonderful images and now, post the event, the Royal Family FB pages are displaying some official photos of the King, Queen, attendants and family - wonderful.
Whatever you think about the Monarchy I think they bring into the UK more money in terms of tourism than we might spend. The Yanks especially love the Royal Family and visit whenever they can, there were people in the crowds on Saturday who said they had flown in from America. And there aren't many countries left who have such a visible monarchy as ours. And lets face it, who wants a President? They don't last more than a few years, which for some of them is a blessing, and we already have a useless government that we're in the throes of trying to vote out at the next opportunity! No, give me a King or Queen anytime. And talking of our Late Queen, she reigned for 70 years - all that time a steadfast continuity for us all, through good times and bad times. She was always there with her pearls of wisdom and geez she must have seen some changes within those 70 years. King Charles won't reign for that long given his current age, bless him, both him and the Queen are in their 70's - but I think Prince William has an excellent head on his shoulders and he will certainly get a longer stab at it when his time comes, and of course Prince George will also follow in his Father's footsteps. I think we will see more modernisation of the Royals in William's reign but any change needs to be slow moving to allow the rest of us to catch up and get acquainted with the changes.
There was a lovely photo posted on the Royals FB page this morning, The King, Prince of Wales (William) and his son and heir George. Three lines of succession right there. Long may it continue 🥰
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