It is here, the doom-and-gloom coronation, the moment King Charles has been waiting for. His special day, a day of pomp, gold carriages, stolen diamonds, a stone of destiny (also stolen), at least one orb, and vegan anointment juice. This is an Open Post for all things Chubbly. We’ll have coverage throughout the weekend, as I am genuinely curious to see what people are wearing and just how chaotic this will be.
I genuinely believe this excessive coronation was a bad idea for King Charles, especially since he and his current wife tend to wilt when they’re under the bright, hot spotlight. There are many people who have dealt with the idea of “Queen Camilla” as an abstraction, and when the reality hits those people, as they see Camilla formally “beclowned” alongside Charles, they’ll be thinking of Diana and what all of these monsters did to her and her younger son.
Several days ago, British journalist and editor Ash Sarkar noted:
“When it comes to this generation in particular, young people are interested in the values of fairness and in the values of representation. Whatever way you slice it, the monarchy is neither a fair nor a representative institution….There have been attempts by the royal family to strip themselves of some of the mystery, invite the media in and show the people what they really do, and what they’ve revealed themselves to be is a cartel of some very weird people”.
“I think that the more that social media, 24-hour news, tabloid press intrusion gets us to see who they are as individuals – which is people who have been made in many cases deeply unhappy by the institution that they have been born into – the less people are inclined to support the monarchy, either as a political national institution, or as a kind of old-school celebrity that they secretly enjoy.”
“A cartel of some very weird people” is what we’re seeing today. Enjoy.
Why aren’t young people keen on the monarchy?
Because it’s an unfair, unrepresentative institution stuffed to the gills with silver-spoon weirdos. pic.twitter.com/qC0UyP8sH8
— Ash Sarkar (@AyoCaesar) May 2, 2023
Anti-monarchy protesters from Republic have already been arrested, including Graham Smith.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.
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- Britain’s Prince Charles, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, and Prince William proceed behind the Imperial State Crown through the Royal Gallery for the State Opening of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster in London, Britain, May 10, 2022.,Image: 690010344, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: HANNAH MCKAY / Avalon
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Well, the stone absolutely isn’t stolen, because he is a Scottish king, since the merger of the Crowns after the death of Elizabeth I.
Didn’t they split after the last Stuart king, James II, was deposed? Then came the jacobites who supported the king and later his son and descendants. Got bloody during the Hanoverians who came in after the death of Anne, the last Stuart monarch. Bonnie Prince Charlie, battle of Culloden, etc.
Fun fate—Sophie of Liechtenstein, née Bavaria, who is present with her husband, representing her father in law, will inherit the Jacobite claim.
Well, because Scotland was proestant, they rejected the Jacobite claim as well. This paved the way for the ultimate merger of the two Kingdoms under one Parliament in 1707. Previously, only the Crowns were merged.
BQM says
Well both Willam III and Mary and Anne were Stuart monarchs as they were James II’s daughters . And all the rest from then on have been related through Marjorie Bruce up till Chuck whose mother was related to her twice
It was stolen when Edward I invaded Scotland in 1296.
It was a spoil of war. Everyone knows that. But that doesn’t negate the fact that the stone right now is rightfully his by inheriting from the merged crown.
The stone was stolen several hundred years before the first Stuart king sat on the English throne
During her reign in I think ’92, QE2 returned the stone of destiny to Scotland. It was delivered to England for the coronation and will return to Scotland after.
This is all so tacky and anachronistic. So proud of Meghan for recognizing it was best she not attend. May we all have that much self-respect and dignity.
After all the build up, there really was nothing exciting about it. Charles seems tired rather substantive. The much vaunted diversity wasn’t there in a sea of white. Like watching a boring film at grandma house
I thought he seemed really feeble and confused at times, and it looked like he was going to cry, which I suppose could hve been him holding back emotions. She looked drugged to her eyeballs, like she had ingested a bottle of wine or a fun party-sized Xanax. It was one of the most joyless things I have ever seen.
I decided to watch it for several reasons – his mother’s coronation was two days before I was born, so I thought I might as well bookend things and watch her son get his own shiny hat, because I doubt I will ever see another event like this in my lifetime, unless he goes much sooner than his mother did. Even if Will does get the crown in my lifetime, there’s no way I will watch that smug little jerk have his own shiny hat party. I also wanted to see Harry and how much coverage he would get, and it was an absolute pleasure to see him so relaxed and standing out like the Prince he is. He’s won, no matter what that family or the royalists think because it was as if he was there for his mom as well as for himself. He did his duty, and now he never has to go back unless its on his terms. Lastly, I’m and Episcopal church musician, and the music was glorious and encompassed several things I’ve sung over the years, so I wasn’t disappointed by the choices. Now all I want to hear is that he’s home safe and sound and can celebrate his little boy on his 4th birthday.
I’m so glad Meghan didn’t go and pledge allegiance to the new Clown of England. Just seeing William thinking to himself “not long before I’m in the fancy chair myself, Dad” makes my blood run cold. Such a gross family, nobody needs this energy.
@ACHA, I join you in that sentiment
Megan is better of away from these power and money hungry vampires. They make the Borgias look warm and snuggly.
Glad I didn’t watch that farce. I instead watched Queen Charlotte on Netflix and enjoyed the diversity, the content on mental illness, and the discussions of the pressures of royalty (which leave no one untouched). I found this fictionalized program to be more realistic, important, and introspective than King Charles or his coronation.
I watched Queen Charlotte last night, too, and thought I was in for some sexy fluff. Imagine how surprised I was when we got to the King George episode and tears kept streaming down my face for this poor, desperate, (fictionalized) king! I really don’t think a hereditary monarchy is good for anyone. No wonder they’re so weird and out of touch.
Yes-it was really touching. I cried too.
God Bless her, Harry and their lovely children. Harry did well Saturday. I’m not sure if my family were toxic on steroids I could have maintained such dignified composure. Even with Meghan not there, Kate was crumbling.
The people in the robes look ridiculous. That’s all I got.
I found it boring. Watched on MSNBC and really could not see anything but a bunch of cosplay.
@BAYTAMPABAY, the only part that made me smile, was when the archbishop put the crown on Charlie’s head, two thoughts clashed in my mind and put a big grin on my face, one, his ears will stop the crown slipping down and two, when it didn’t sit properly, I had a vision of the archbishop raising his fist and trying to bash it down 😂😂,
The Queen’s funeral were happier than the King’s coronation day. My god where were the crowds, and where they were, they were almost silent. Absolutely dreadful
Just confirms doesn’t belong in modern times
He tried to duplicate lizzys EPIC FAIL
I did not watch, but just caught up via The Guardian: What shocks me is the amount of military (!!)—Is Chuck the T’ird cosplaying authoritarian regimes? I thought the coronation was supposed to be a religious ceremony with added pomp and circumstance and a bank holiday. I live in the NLs and this is seriously NOT normal. My god!
@ML yep, and protesters were moved on and ARRESTED before it started. Bloomin disgusting
@ml as a fellow outsider I’m reminded of an Asian dictatorship. Most of the people wearing military ANYTHING haven’t served any military branch. Edward lasted like a week of basic training. Only harry and Andrew put in work. And harry isn’t wearing anything.
The people of the u.k think they are an exception but they aren’t. It’s the same thing. Family giving family a medal.
NLs = ?????
@BTB – the Netherlands.
Thanks, Jaded! Yes, NL is shorthand for the Netherlands, BayTampaBay.
Mary Pester, I read about the protester removals in the Guardian. Ridiculous as they had been in touch with the police to make sure they could voice their opinions! And further, I hope you’re doing okay today, Mary.
Have a friend who is camped on the Mall. She said they just made the announcement—no throwing things and no waving flags. The horses will be grateful. Crowds are huge.
They Met police have been arresting people with mega phones – under the guise of scaring the horses. I kinda agree with this as there has been issues in the past where horses have been spooked, thrown their rider and ran off. These are highly trained horses and there are always these so called animal rights activists who are the ones shouting in the horses ears with their mega phones.
I definitely think it’s a legitimate reason but I’m also sure they’re glad for it to be used.
Wouldn’t it be sufficient to take the megaphones? Why is arresting necessary? That wasn’t on their list of not-to-do for protestors.
I’m with @Equality. No need for arrests. Take the mega phone or give them a ticket. The videos show the Met police to be just as arrogant at the cops here in the US. Yuck.
Not just people with megaphones. They’ve arrested people for handing out “Not my king” posters as well.
Digitaal Unicorn, I’m surprised that the horses have bolted in the past and they are still using them? Usually horses have to be well-trained and they can deal with cannon noise and that of crowds. I think they were cracking down on people’s rights to disagree with a king, it wasn’t about the megaphones. Frankly, the military cosplay for a king looked really awful—that’s not normal for European monarchs.
BQM, then why the F are they using thise horses in the first place? In the NLs, the horses need massive training for use in crowd control (police) or Prince’s Day in September. They can deal with crowds. The people in charge need to use horses that can deal with protesters: here in London they harrassed and arrested protesters instead.
Horses used to managed crowds are trained for noise. This was just a made up excuse. And Calvary horses were used for literal war. A megaphone isn’t going to be an issue for a properly trained horse.
No megaphones to avoid scaring Camilla, more like.
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The Stone of Destiny was stolen from the Scots in 1296. So yes, it was stolen.
(“Stone of Destiny” though – it’s hard to take this stuff seriously. There are also “Swords of Justice”, plus various other swords, maces and staffs, the Coronation Glove (just the one), the spoon, the spurs, etc. etc.)
I can’t believe they’ve arrested the protestors – who had been very open for weeks about what they were planning, and had even had meetings with the police about this. They weren’t even allowed to get their placards out of the van.
De size of Camillas diamonds !!!!!!
No expense spared today
That is the Coronation Necklace, which is property of the crown. It has been worn to coronations by QEII and all queens consort since Queen Alexandra. Q Victoria had it made to replace a necklace lost in the Hanoverian claim.
I’m not watching bc I don’t want I give them numbers…. But I HOPE to HELL that the arrest of peaceful Republic protesters becomes a big ass story. That’s WILD. I’m an American so I have different opinions about truth to power- but that’s feels….. authoritarian.
I agree Vonbarron, it’s appalling that a free country arrests people just intending to protest without even getting their placards out. I’m sure all charges will be promptly dropped after they spend Chucky’s special day at the jail and will expect everyone to shut up and forget it happened.
“WILD”? I’m an American too. People here in the States get arrested every day while they are doing peaceful things that don’t even involve protesting. And it feels —and is — authoritarian. I genuinely don’t want to shift focus from the coronation, but as one American to another, dealing with some of the aftershocks that can be traced, in part, to English colonialism, I do feel a need to chime in here, even though I came — mostly — for details about the clothes.
The Guardian and the UN think this should be a big ass story.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/05/us-police-brutality-un-experts-george-floyd
I’ve been sharing the story widely (I’m British) and clicking on it anywhere I see it.
It’s a bad look for the day but what else did we expect from the Met?
Also agree VonBarron.
I think those restrictions are going to backfire on Chuck in a big way.
They’re going to shadow him and his smug sidepiece everywhere they go to make sure he sees and hears them.
Same here I’m in Britain but I didn’t watch, I just watched recordings of Deadliest Catch which, if you think about it could be Camilla’s motto. She caught a king crab and she’ll do doubt feast on it.
Didn’t parliament just pass a law against protesting? I don’t know what it says specifically but doesn’t sound like something they could do here in the states. First Amendment.
I just got up and am still groggy. But I refuse to watch this abomination.
They passed a law making it easier for the police to arrest protestors – we are seeing how the police have interpreted that law. Not a good look for the UK.
@brassyrebel, two things, I did a long post about Louis antics (at the coronation) last night, in reply to you but it doesn’t show! Second point, this coronation could have been in China the way they arrested EVERY protester, it’s bloody disgusting and typical of the met today. Pity they don’t police the media as well!? I couldn’t help laughing at camzilla, they were putting the big tea cozy on her head and she was grinning like a Cheshire cat and playing with her hair, wonder if she was half pssd because Charlie looked like he was
This is a disgrace. I would not have gone quietly, whatever the consequences.
@Mary Pester, I’m sorry I missed your post last night. 🙁
I’m baking a lemon and elderflower cake to celebrate Archie’s birthday, after donations in Archie’s honour. What’s everybody else up to?
What does the elderflower bring to the cake?
A lovely floral sweetness, which balances the lemon. I mix elderflower cordial with the juice of two lemons and (a lot of) Demerara sugar and drizzle that over the lemon cake once it’s out of the oven.
@mrsfonzieface We sometimes make elderflower cordial when the flowers are in season. It does go really well with lemon! 🙂
Getting my brows done after the Chubbly! :)))
I was thinking of making apple & walnut blondies later. I will have to check if I have enough butter though.
I remember making a lemon drizzle during the Sussex wedding. Elderflower is a lovely drizzle and it goes very well with the lemon sponge 🙂
I donated for Archie and Lili’s birthdays. It’s evening for me, I’m not doing shots for everything or I’d be in hospital. Tampon raging :shot. Kate looking for cameras : shot. Pedo looking smug :shot. Harry being punished (behind a huge feather!) shot. Etc. Willy clenching, shot. Cams gloating (a dozen shots).
Happy birthday, Archie! 🎉🎂🎈
Camzilla is looking very smug. Love that Harry looked jovial when he arrived and chatted happily to people and his cousins.
Driving three hours to trade in my car, then meeting up with a friend for lunch & an art museum.
Loading up for a 4 hour drive to Coeur d’Alene so I can walk the Bloomsday race in Spokane tomorrow.
I’ve just got back from a 6 hour trek & a pub lunch with my dogs. I haven’t used my mobile or looked at any tv/tablet screens all day until just now (it’s now 4.10pm here). I donated to the Archie’s birthday fundraiser yesterday but was determined to not engage with anything remotely Chubbly or Royalty related while the whole farce was actually ongoing.
However, the rain here has become fairly relentless now so I’ve come home & I’m curled up on the sofa with a comforting hot chocolate drink. I decided to allow myself to read through this thread & have a look on Twitter to find out what’s been going on from some sane sources before I take a look at the mainstream reporting about the day’s events.
I hope this miserable rain keeps up throughout Sunday/Monday and makes all the Chubbly side events a total washout. I’m not usually such a mean-spirited person but there are so many reasons I despise everything about the Con-a-nation that I simply can’t wish anything to do with it well I’m afraid.
I got up early to go to the YMCA to swim (basically all I can do while waiting out the rest of the month for my hip replacement surgery). Surprisingly had forgotten all about the coronation until I sat down 🤣 Getting ready to go sit out on the deck for the first sunny, not rainy day in what seems like weeks!
Nice crowd of protesters.
Harry just entered the Abbey.
I read he sat next to Eugenie and Jack, but the Guardian had a picture of him walking with Paedrew and OfMichael in it. I’m glad he’s leaving this behind.
BTW, ICYMI: ”You can shove your coronation”
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XExEXdlMlUw&fbclid=IwAR2Dixw_3yISsFkNWhKT7f2EGyu4jkcxHhfrSPAckbCz9mFyJulQGgczaqk
Got to love the Celtic fans & fellow Glaswegians for a good football chant 😂
Woo-boy! That was something!
I feel like whenever I hear these chants it’s always the same guy singing. Beyond that, is no one in Scotland tone deaf. These crowds have great pitch!
I’m sorry where can one shove the coronation? Can you chant that a bit louder please? 🤣
LOL Camilla isn’t even looking at Charles, while he takes his oaths. She’s bored.
She’s probably gasping for a fag! 🙂
After that tantrum CIII was apparently having in the coach, I wonder if Camilla still thinks it’s been worth it.
Quite boring. Elderlies walking slowly, Camilla unable to bend and curtsy to her king with grace, makes me scared that one of them will stumble and fall: this watch is a this a thriller. There is nothing sexy about this coronation
The Alleluia sung by the gospel choir was gorgeous. Thanks to Meghan for the precedent. I wonder how the Daily Mail crowd is taking it.
They were amazing and Chuck looked very happy with their performance.
The gospel choir looked great, and they seemed to be truly enjoying themselves, but come on, they were being used as tokens. Chuck didn’t want his WOC daughter-in-law there, so he had the idea to ask another gospel choir, not Kingdom Choir this time. But it’s still a rip-off from H&M’s glorious wedding. H&M worked with the choir in selecting a song that best reflected their union. That’s why it worked so beautifully. This swaying ‘Alleluia’ is empty, token window dressing, despite the choir’s enthusiasm (which honestly in this peculiar setting, seems out of place, because including them is completely performative and insincere).
Oooooooh, they’re doing the holy vegan juice!
I’ve been referring to it as salad oil.
If the glove don’t fit… you must acquit.
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Brilliant!
I thought it brilliant when the crown didn’t fit properly on his head, I kept waiting for the archbishop to make a fist and just bang it down 😂
@Mary Pester, LOL YESSS!
Charles looks deflated… like he’s struggling to sit upright under the weight of that crown… it’s just not the same with an old man.
He doesn’t look well, to me. Make-up, bloodshot eyes, and swollen fingers.
CRex is giving Grumpy Cat (God rest his or her kitty soul) some major competition this morning.
Is Camilla plastered? No one looks happy at that second crowning.
—bet that felt anticlimactic.
Welp, they lied: it wasn’t an hour long.
This is a covid et al. superspreader event, y’all.
…and you can hear all the coughing.
The BBC commentary… so much ass-kissing… 🤮
LOL they can’t look up for the fly-past, lest their crowns fall off!
—And why has Camilla been made to look like the Hunchback of Buckingham Palace?
Can’t wait see Rose 🤣
Is she there? I’m not watching it live.
I havnt seen even a picture of her yet.
Tweet of the day so far
“Anyone else just notice the Grim Reaper at Westminster Abbey?”
https://twitter.com/realjoegreeeen/status/1654774890237394945
LOL
Appropriate.
That is SO funny. Got a belly laugh from my partner, who’s just brought me a coffee in bed because I’ve not bothered getting up yet! I’m not watching it live, I refuse to add to the figures; I’m reading it here and from the DM.
Seaflower, brilliant lol
🤣🤣 That’s hysterical. A literal spectre at the feast. Love it.
I’m the dweeb that stayed up all night to watch this nonsense. I can’t help it…a golden hand tooled spoon that happens to be 1,000 years old catches my interest. I’m not a monarchist, but I am a history buff. And I love pomp and parades. The carriage is hideous and the horses have blue manes. Jill Biden and granddaughter look stunning. I haven’t been keeping up with all the juice so I’m surprised that Jill Biden is there in the first place. Katy Perry found a fascinator/hat that is full on Katy Perry. It looks like an Easter egg got mad at grandma’s lace so it created a mutiny in lavender.
Jill Biden is an intellectual and I don’t doubt that she went for the same reason you’re watching. You can enjoy the living history without supporting the monarchy, and in her case, respond to the unfounded accusation of a Biden snub.
She is there because elections are next year. She shouldn’t be there as first lady of the usa. That’s the job of a neutral diplomat. Now, if she was there but refusing pictures and being seen, that’s one thing. Somewhere in the election cycle usa Republicans will make a big deal about this.
I doubt anyone but readers like us care at all.
She WAS there as a diplomat. Next year’s elections have nothing at all to do with it. If the rethuglicans want to run with it, let them. It’ll just make them look even more stupid and desperate than they already are.
The Republicans will say diddley squat about it especially with Trump excoriating Biden for not going himself.
The first lady isn’t a diplomat. @ jaded. It’s splitting hairs but the first lady is a hostess. And that’s not even expected. As an American I wrote what I wrote.
We are suppose to fight for democracy. We have a whole slogan and song about it. We have pledges about it. If the usa wasn’t so mess up right now this would be a big deal.
It is pretty impressive hahah I am sitting down with a bomb dry martini (supposedly his fave drink), and I don’t care it is so early haha cheers :))) keep is positive today
Did anyone make the suggested quiche? Sounds weird so I am passing. Quiche with beans???
I love history too but isn’t it all a tad too much , l mean de carriage is truly hideous.and feels somehow out of place but Beatrice looks fab, Harry nervous omg de Winsdors, Sophie and Eddie in full robes , l have no words
It is waaaay too much which is why it’s worth watching.
Andrew got to wear his garter.robes. not surprised
@Kit: I love your comments because they always cut through the 💩 and tell it like it is but I’m confused 🤔 You said Harry looked nervous??? He was the most relaxed-looking one there. I’m sure I must have missed your point. 😉 Keep up the great comments, because you’re funny as hell lol.😆
Surprisingly, the beans were all right!
Really? Do they turn into like a bean mush? How would you describe the taste? I am now intrigued
@Trophy let it be known I did it not as a monarchist but for fun and curiosity! So my beans didn’t get mushy, they added a little to the texture like they do in some soups for example, and the taste was minimal. Truthfully they weren’t that noticeable but made the quiche heartier. And my kids didn’t spit it out.
However. I also tried the 70 year old coronation chicken from Lizzie’s coronation and that was much more interesting.
The Guardian had one of their culinary journalists make it after the recipe was released and they said “this is a recipe written by a professional chef, rather than someone used to catering for home cooks.” Typical.
There is an English restaurant in my town that went all out for the coronation and I stopped by to try the coronation quiche. It was pretty good, rich but ultimately very mild. I would say that while it was very good, it’s not especially memorable for a coronation dish. Coronation chicken salad is a tough act to follow though.
Well its raining, that’s a good start.
Its raining here in London (apparently it rained for the previous 2 coronations) although not too cold and yeah the crowds are YUUUUUGE. Bigger than Trumps inauguration crowd (sorry couldn’t help myself).
Am not surprised that they have been removing protestors – welcome to Suella Braverman’s law and order.
So far haven’t seen any photos of the Middletons – am sure we’ll get them later today.
Harry has arrived and is looking sexy AF. He was with Eug and her husband.
The Middletons are there a couple of rows behind Harry – seems James and Pippa are there without their partners but the smugness it oooozing out of them. Am sure they are imagining how things will be when its Peggy and Waity’s turn.
Also the Wails are wearing their formal robes at the request of the King and Queen – her ‘ring of flowers’ looks ok from what i can see of it. Seems someone was keen to make sure a certain someone doesn’t dress to pull focus.
Carole looks rough with all the fillers though.
My dog had a seizure and THAT is the ONLY reason I’m up this early with the Factata hat party on in the background.
It’s on MSNBC because that is the ONLY channel covering the hat party with a neutral stance. They won’t ask the stupid “Royal experts” about the royal family’s abuse of Harry and his family. But at least the royal experts aren’t the WORST of the WORST and at least the male expert is pretty honest about Charles’s shortcomings and America’s hatred of Camilla. Plus the host at MSNBC is reporting from America in a news room and she keeps calling Camilla “Queen Consort” even after the female “expert” Kat Kay tried to correct her.
Good work MSNBC.
I hope you’re dog is ok!
Me too! He/she probably couldn’t stand the con-a-nation.
Hope your dog is okay @Lolagirl.
FYI: Katty Kay is a small “R” republican.
Speaking of the “queen” vs. “queen consort” mess, I haven’t seen the recent article about Anne straight up telling Camilla to her face at a dinner with other guests talking about the upcoming coronation that Camilla is queen consort, not queen, covered here. Apparently Anne is pissed, and Queen Elizabeth was under the impression when she was alive and finally gave the blessing for Camilla to be called queen consort (and we all know that she prob only even gave into that under duress) that Camilla would only ever be known as “queen consort,” not “queen.”. I don’t think it’s a wonder that William might not have seemed super enthusiastic at today’s ceremony, it’s probably a pretty crappy day for both William and Harry to see Camilla doing her little victory lap. The way Williams family was pushed to the side on the balcony photo while Camilla kept hers much closer to the middle / main shot was also pretty telling. At the very least, Charles could have had George by his side as the first page boy next to him, but he’s that insecure. Camilla’s freaking sisters (not even just her grandsons, even her sisters) were more front and center than Charles family and that has to say a lot. Camilla had better hope that Charles has a long life, because I think William is sending her to the tower to live out her days after Charles dies.
i hope your doggie is ok! It’s so scary when our beloved animals aren’t feeling well. I switched back and forth from MSNBC to PBS, mostly because Jon Meacham was one of the historians MSNBC used. When they got too chatty on that station, I returned to PBS. Katty Kay gives complete mean girl vibes, and I wasn’t surprised when she seemed to lean into the snark when they began talking about Harry.
Andrew us wearing garter.robes. harry is Sutton near Eugenie. I cannot listen to Tina Brown who is so smarmy about c and c.
I was pretty surprised Andrew was in garter robes. He must have threatened some stuff especially after all the recent house drama.
People may snark on Edo but at the jubilee, funeral (?), and now the coronation he’s been chatty and friendly with Harry. The two, and Beatrice, were smiling and talking as they entered.
Now very chatty with jack.
Awww that is great to hear.
So they threw in a female reverend to be modern 😃, and of course they have a Black dude at the altar. And now a faux gospel choir while a bunch of bald pasty white dudes walk down the aisle. Kate smiled wide at the Black people. I do love how one woman in the choir is wearing pants.
Minorities and women are fine when they are serving and waiting on the royal family, as long as they always know their place. This is a perfect example.
Exactly. I figured they would have a super “diverse” ceremony. They just don’t want diversity in the family and prove it every chance they get.
I had my concerns about Edo being a grifter when Bea married him but actually he seems perfectly suited to the life of a royal plus one and appears to pleasantly enjoy it all. I hope he makes Bea happy.
Edo IS a grifter and Bea is incredibly gullible.
I had to laugh at a commentator saying how hurt Camilla was by Harry and how she never spoke out. C and c have their pals in the media speak out and Soames also
Is it just me or does the Archbishop of Canterbury come off as totally pissed? Not drunk but angry. His ‘Amen’ sounds like a threat.
They threw his under the bus when Chooks’ friend Dimbleby went on record and said the allegiance nonsense was all Welby’s idea and Chooks never signed on it and was appalled when it was even suggested. I too would be pissed.
He got thrown under the bus, and good for him,he knows where he stands. Now he knows how Meghan feels, with his half way round about-ism about not confirming their private vows taking place, all because the palace was obviously mad. Serves him right
I fully understand why Meghan did not go bit sad not to see him walking proudly with his beautiful wife. His father. Stepmother brother and sister in law caused the trouble.
I’m sad they’re not together, but so proud that he walked in with dignity and good humour & with his cousins. He is made of strong stuff, putting up with all the pressure of his family and the security concerns around him. I bet he can’t wait to go home.
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/prince-abbey-westminster-abbey-alone-coronation-b2333776.html
Keen is wearing flowers
She must be seething
Chuck rested his hand on a little toy drum set sitting on a velvet pillow. To me Chuckie looks like a scared little four-year-old boy.
And breaking into smiles at random times – I wonder if she has a BBC ear piece to tell her to smile when the camera is on her.
Y’all this is some straight up bull honkey up here. I take back everything nice o said about MSNBC. They suck too. Collectively upholding white supremacy.
Going back to bed. Waking up when this nightmare is over. Blah.
This coronation is already showing the world what a heavy-handed police state the UK has become under the Tory government. Pretty soon any form of protests will be illegal. I read they have deployed AI facial recognition technology.
#arrest is trending big time on Twitter
Camilla and Charles have people bowing at them
I was actually surprised that only some, but not all people bowed/curtsied to them in their procession in before they were coronated. Is the bowing / curtsying only required after they are crowned technically?
Ugh, I’m not even watching I have just looked at some photos and read a few articles but it is annoying me way more than I anticipated. That procession up the Mall lined with the flags of Commonwealth countries is just gross.
You can tell Charles started dreaming how all this would go a very long time ago, but it is SO ridiculous in this day and age.
Charles looks like he’s going to collapse in the aisle
Charles and Camilla look like they’re going to faint.
If they faint, they’ve got the Royal version of barcaloungers to fall back on. Those ottoman footstoles look ridiculous.
And Louis dressed like Steve Jobs!
Charles doesn’t know what to do with his hands as he’s walking down the aisle.
And now he’s wearing an oven mitt!
Shoot me but I kind of like Kate’s ‘flower crown’. 🤷♀️
William is so much better looking with a hat. Amazing how much his hair, or lack thereof, really affects his appearance.
Yeah its not as bad as I was imagining it to be but poor Charlotte she looks like she’s at her first communion. I can see why the 2 women with Cams is wearing white but why Charlotte as she wasn’t in the procession – her outfit is positively bridal.
Charlotte’s outfit is giving major handmaid vibes
Will needs a hat or hair to cover his bulbous egg head and distract from the Windsor horse genes affecting his lower face. It helps when he doesn’t smile.
I don’t generally like tiaras. I’ve liked Meghan’s bandeau though. That said, this is like a sparkly flower headband and I do like it. Were visiting royals aloud to wear head bling?
Ok, now I’ve realized it’s fabric and sequins so lololol. It is a flower crown but sparkly. Kate couldn’t help herself. The need to stand out is strong in that one.
It’s cracking me up bc you can tell she really really really wanted to wear a tiara. Also this looks like Rose Hanbury’s tiara to me lol
Oh yes it does. Reminds of Queen Mary stuff too. Technically, it’s not showing off stolen diamonds but I bet it was still not cheap to make. Wonder the cost. I thought the smaller one on charlotte was cute. Louis and Charlotte were both v cute imo.
I like it too! Quite a lot, actually. I also think it’s a deft response to the “no tiaras “ plan. Nice that Charlotte got a special one too.
I like the tiara imitation, too, it looks good on both Keen and Charlotte.
Kate’s head wear is a direct RIP-off of the ruby and diamond parure that Crown Princess Mary of Denmark wears. Look at photos side by side. Someone took appliques and sequins and made a craft versions of CP Mary’s tiara.
Ladies, we getting a LOT of Major Johnnie today – lets drink to him!!
Cheers! A hot guy in a kilt is always cause for celebration.
I had forgotten that he would naturally be there, and I broke out the biggest – and only – smile of the day when I saw him. He’s just so damn gorgeous and has such presence…it was like we got a special treat to brighten the otherwise deadly dullness of the occasion. He did a great job handling the pages, and I think he was a really calming influence for them. I could watch him all day because he has the same kind of quiet charisma that Harry has.
I’m sorry I missed this! I hope that there are lots of pictures and videos out there, so that I can enjoy the Major Johnny sightings belatedly today. Cheers! 🍺
Kate is in the background. She and Charlotte wear flowers.
I thought Charlotte looked adorable.
Kates tiara looks calls to mind Napoleon and Josephine for me
Reminds me of Caesar! LOL
That is because it looks very much like the golden wreath that Napoleon crowned himself with at his own coronation in Paris. (He had invited the Pope to crown him but decided to flex and crown himself in front of the Pope).
And Napoleon’s aesthetic was very much Ancient Roman Empire.
Because she made a cheap imitation of the Danish ruby parure CP Mary wears. That tiara was made for the coronation of Napolean.
Camilla is fidgeting.
Can someone who is watching tell me if the hour has started? They said it would last an hour so does that mean we have 59 minutes left, or is the the pre-game?
He needs CUE CARDS to say “I will.”
They couldn’t have put a BIG teleprompter behind the archbishops head?
Right? I was thinking the same thing!
Was I the only one hoping the Bible was opened to the Ten Commandments?
Yeah, I remember the last time when the Queen swore the oath, the bibile was open and she kissed it open.
Charles. Vowing on bible reminds me of when he took those vows to Diana
Except he must have had his fingers crossed behind his back when he said them then. Wasn’t he calling Cams while on his honeymoon?
I find it all a bit weird…..Camilla isn’t even looking at her husband. Just stares off in the middle distance.
He probably doesn’t want her to look at him? He’s so petty, insecure and jealous of being overshadowed that he probably fears people will notice and appreciate the queen consort gazing upon the king during the ceremony. “Me, me, me!” – poor overshadowed Charles.
Speaking of overshadowing, when Cam walked in front of him with her escort like that, it looked like she was the regent, not him. All eyes on her, while Chuck walked behind,
@Couch Potato. Yep. King Cowmilla. Chuckles is so pathetic, he is even overshadowed by Cowmilla. He was jealous of Diana’s star power, got himself someone dowdy and he is still over-shadowed. Pathetic little man-child.
They look ridiculous…..What a waste of money.
There were rumours that Kate and Wills were late but I am not sure if that is right or not.
Am watching the BBC footage and Huw Edwards commented that the Wails were ‘on their way’ when Chuck pulled up at the Abbey entrance – I suspect that was his way of saying they were late as they should have been there. Chuck and Cams waited in the carriage for several minutes.
I would have expected their car to either have followed the procession from BP or at least had got there ahead of it.
That explains his tantrum in the carriage then, I suppose.
Ooooh I didn’t know he had a tantrum in the carriage – the camera’s didn’t do any close up but he seemed to be talking to someone at the carriage door for a while.
If the Wails were late there will be stories leaked to the press in the coming days. kHate has a long history of being late to events, even big ones like this. William on his own is at least on time.
The heir arriving after the King to the very Coronation of said King is basically a declaration of war in terms of royal etiquette. Let the War of the Windsors begin.
The live commentary definitely mentioned it – that’s why Charles & Camilla were left waiting in the carriage for a while.
A declaration of war @arthistorian?
🍿🍿🍿 popcorn ready
@ArtHistorian
I’m all for a Windsor war!
Bow in the presence of greatness. Whom is to blame for their lateness? Will William toss Kate under the bus? Did the rain delay William from showing up at Adelaide from wherever he was the night before to pick up his kids and ex-wife, I mean, estranged wife?
From the tension between William and Kate throughout, it is more likely that Kate made them late as she has done in the past. I don’t think William was aiming to declare war just yet.
I’ve been watching the BBC coverage and I think that Charles deliberately asked them to take the side way to Westminster Abbey – All of the coverage of his procession from BP to the Abbey was only of him. That totally fits his personality: I will NOT be upstaged on my special day!
They could have left at the same time and been there before him as there are several routes to get to the Abbey from BP by car. It just strikes me as odd that they arrived much later than the King – as heir he should have been there to greet his father.
The carriage arrived earlier than planned. 12 min before the start.
That’s what I assumed as well when the carriage got there 12 mins before the service started I assumed that had to be too early. I don’t know when it was supposed to arrive (does anyone know) but 12 mins seemed much too soon. All the arrivals are heavily choreographed in order of rank. Will and Kate’s car was to be the very last to arrive before the king. It would have been a faux pas for Harry and the cousin cars to arrive after will and Kate’s for example. So I do feel for them that the carriage arrived too early and that made them appear as if they were the ones in the wrong, when I’m sure on a day like today there’s no “running late” – they’re ready on time and the car can only leave when they get the go ahead to leave based on the order of the other cars. I want to try to figure out when exactly the carriage was supposed to arrive and when will and Kate (and also the other cars) were to arrive. Charles was definitely having a big time tantrum in the carriage when he had to wait there for five minutes with the cameras on him the whole time. It really says something about him that he can’t just keep it together when a stupid little thing goes wrong.
Okay. Can we please use some logic here?
Carriage A leaves Buckingham Palace at whatever o’clock. It doesn’t matter how fast the horses were trying to get this over with, the Wails were IN A CAR. There is no reason on the planet why a car doesn’t beat carriage, ever.
WTAF is the tiara on Kate’s head? I like the one Edward “designed” for Sophie better.
Zara has the most abysmal taste in hats always her constancy is almost admirable.
Poor little George looks both bored and terrified.
Eugenie dressed for a funeral. Go girl.
Andrew is in all of his finery.
Princess Mary looks fantastic. That’s a modern coats dress.
Jill Biden and granddaughter both look great.
Princess Victoria of Sweden looks nice.
Charlene of Monaco looks horrid. That’s the worse I’ve ever seen her look.
“Poor little George looks both bored and terrified”
That’s his default look.
I feel so bad (badly?) for little George. We are watching his ruination in real time…😒😔🙏 His clenched fists all the time really worry me.
Mary does indeed look wonderful. That shade of purple is just gorgeous. But sadly Letizia had a big miss and she is usually so well-dressed.
Dear Kate, if you cannot wear a real diamond tiara, then don’t invest in a sequin head piece that looks deceptively like a tiara. It simply reeks of insecurity and I am kind of embarrassed for you.
@ArtHistorian I am so embarrassed for her. It screams “I wanted to wear a tiara and no one can stop me!!!!!”
I mean her number 1 priority is to stand out always. So imitation tiara it is. Again, no shame with this one. But you know what, they already do military cosplay so why not some tiara cosplay?
@Jais I Can’t Believe It’s Not Tiara is all the rage at Party Pieces, so joke’s on you! lol
Yes it was obvious she was going to make it look like a tiara as much as she could.
What she should have done is go for a flowery version like Rose has worn in the past. But Kate is massively insecure so there you go.
I Can’t Believe It’s Not Tiara!!!
/isdead
The Spanish rarely do hats, so it doesn’t surprise me when Letizia has trouble with a hat-centric dress-code. But there is no excuse for that overly-long, flounced pink outfit she’s wearing.
Maxima’s outfit is another WTF moment.
It’s a copy of Roses tiara. For real.
Charles is signing using pens
They work.crisis averted
That was my first thought when he signed. Would there be a royal hissy fit about malfunctioning pens?? I wonder how many they tried to make sure there wouldn’t be any problems? The thought of a pen rehearsal kind of tickles me!
PBS has minimal talking over this shite
They were my go-to for the actual service, for that very reason. When there was commentary, it was factual and low key. I appreciate that about their coverage – they used the BBC feed and it’s markedly different from US coverage.
I was watching the BBC News pregame and quite honestly, I thought that the celebrities and others they spoke to, in particular those who were involved with or helped by The Prince’s Trust and his conservation efforts, did a good job of making him seem like a decent man who genuinely cared about the pet causes he had chosen*. I found myself wondering why they hadn’t put these people out there in the run-up to Shiny Hat Day, instead of sending the most sycophantic, out-of-touch royalists to push their agenda.
*I’m not saying that I actually bought into any of this myself! But I could see how those who normally don’t pay attention to the royals at all, or those who don’t look beyond the headlines, might be fooled.
The band is playing the “Weiner” fanfare!
So much magnificence for two such unremarkable people.
Absolute spot-on summation of the whole situation!
I do believe you win the comment of the day! Spot on observation!
There are photos of Keen going in to the cathedral with her family. She looks at the cameras
Yeah I saw a photo of her and Wills walking into a building, Khate has her head turned 90 degrees and is giving a little put directly at the one camera set up there.
I commented below; it’s now become her standard look to her photographer. Heavily photoshopped. The Independent had a less flattering take on it. I’ve posted the link down thread.
I refuse to watch the whole ordeal but is it truth that they arrived later than the Charles?
Another photographer caught her head-on while she was doing this. She looks like a Disney villain.
Apparently, Kate’s giant “flower crown” is some silver and crystal tat from McQueen.
Looks like it cost $3.95, probably need to add four zeroes to that for the actual cost.
Yep. Charlotte’s is cute, and it’s the right size for a bit of sparkle. Kate’s looks like an actual tinfoil tiara.
I think Kate’s headpiece is both pretty and looks cheap. I predict a million influencer weddings copying it this summer.
Keen must have thrown a fit
Definitely a spin on the ladies in waiting headgear at Elizabeth’s coronation.
I really like Beatrice’s dress.
Me too, she looks great !
Is Rishi Sunak Christian? I didn’t think so, weird he read from the Bible
He’s Hindu. I thought it was a bit odd too, but I guess it’s not something he feels he can say no to.
The PM can’t say no to the king. It’s the 21st century, folks! Making a Hindu read from the Bible is effing gross 🤢.
Conservatives lose over 1,000 council seats in 2023 local elections!
Yes! Appalling timing though as the papers are wall-to-wall full of this bollocks. Sunak will be heaving a sigh of relief.
Yep – doesn’t bode well for the GE next year, they are def out but its not a dead cert Labour will win.
The male choir includes one Asian boy ~ that’s it for BIPOC.
The gall of these racists to have a black choir
Thought the same thing. The BBC cut over to a Wont and Kant looking angry at that choir though.
They arrived looking generally pissed…
Check the faces of the audience behind them. Just a replay of Zara and the bishop at H&M wedding
They looked like Cams kids but I cannot be sure.
Charles has little velvet steps going up to his rocking chair. I like the wool outfit and hat of the chick in blue carrying around a sword.
They are very much not a racist family the black chorus proclaimed.
And the let a black guy hold a bible for the Archbishop. So downright egalitarian
Oh they made a point to place blacks front and center throughout, they are so progressive!
And now Cams gets her crown. Horrible.
Honestly people are looking at the gospel singers like they all have two heads each. These f#%king toffs.
Even with my glasses on Tolly l didn’t know what it was, it’s a tad monstrous and inappropriate isnt , size of it ,lm.here pissi g myself laughing at it lol. de children are all.gorgeous and Harry is well.supported there , himself and Anne having a natter all.in.good form.!
Yeap. There’s the “Look of course we’re not racists” cosplay of exploitation of a black choir.
I’ve got a bajillion things planned for today and none of them includes watching a nanosecond of Chuckmilla’s clownfest.
I just want Harry to get out of there and get back home in time for Archie’s birthday party.
Sofiesta looks pissed off and twitchy throughout this.
It’s true but Louise finally looks age appropriate and lovely. I’m happy for her.
Yes, only saw louise from the waist up but finally age appropriate and happy.
She looked good last night but it was one of Sophie’s old dresses. https://twitter.com/TenaaYoder/status/1654648442646323203?s=20
Minimal commentary on Sky.
C3PO is an absolute hypocrite. He looks like he’s near collapse and and the side chick looks either sedated or halfway hammered.
The costumes are ridiculous. The hats and headpieces are horrid. And WTH were those fake medals doing on the new Earl of Wessex? His mother was preening like a peacock.
The chattiest people were Euginie, Jack, and Harry.
All this cost and rigamarole are wasteful and despicable.
Enjoyed seeing the NOT MY KING folk.
Did Louise get medals
I didn’t notice any. His were on his jacket pocket. Is he even shaving yet? JM&J!
Peak British moment so far: drenched protestors lined up in the torrential rain holding up signs saying “Isn’t this all a bit silly?” …
One of the few times recently I’ve felt a vague tinge of pride 😀
By the way the weather is TERRIBLE – much worse than predicted!
#NotMyKing
Ugh I just remembered that half my heritage is English. How humiliating, though I loved my grandparents.
🤣 I’ll look out for that as I consume the highlights of the day online. It sounds so Father Ted. The episode with the ‘Down with this sort of thing’ placards.
Went looking for pics of Crown Prince Haakon to see if he was there and found on Twitter pics from a reception of him talking to Kkkhate. The Wrigley of Doom was the first thing I noticed and I can never see it even when you all describe how to find it. And check out her shoes. https://twitter.com/isaguor/status/1654617311293362177?s=46&t=snBKx7MHXD3mvKIUMD3KTA
Jfc she’s full on Karen Carpenter in those pics.
The wicket is ridiculous.
It also shows how little hair she really has. The more they pile up the wiglet the more obvious what lies beneath.
Hahaha I didn’t catch my typo. Wrigley is my dog who doesn’t deserve to be besmirched in that sentence. I meant Wiglet of Doom.
Ha ha ha. That is so funny. Wrigley is a great name.
I propose Wiglet, Duchess of Wrigley, as the name of Kate’s poor wiglets. They truly deserve to be recognized for their service.
Lord, that wiglet is insane 😂
They made sure to zoom in on the guy in the wheelchair.
What’s with Canterbury needing a script to do Communion? He’s read that thousands of times. Our Episcopal priests recited it from memory. Dementia?
I just woke up, what did I miss?
Oh my GOD!! Her head looks 3x the size of Prince Haakon’s!
The wiglet is direct in his eyeline – he getting it in its full glory.
He’s such a babe!!
@Digital Unicorn. Completely agree about Haakon. We need more Haakon.
It’s like she’s wearing a dead animal on her head..
Seriously though, who let her leave the house looking like that?!
She is faked from top to toe.
and the sycophantic comments under it as if she doesnt look like an extra From Valley of theDolls
I’m so glad you posted this link. He looks SO bored with that conversation.
Twice I’ve tried to record this so I can walk away and fast forward later but my dvd refuses to record. It will record other programs. Is my dvr smarter than me?
Apparently, it’s republican!
From the pics I’ve seen, I really liked finnegan bidens’s yellow dress.
The Bidens both look gorgeous. Love that Dr Jill is not wearing headwear.
The NYT has just published an article/infographic on the UK line of succession and has incorrectly listed Archie and Lilibet without their Prince and Princess titles: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/09/08/world/europe/succession-royal-family.html
I’ve written to the NYT corrections department (nytnews@nytimes.com) to complain and would encourage others to do the same 😬
On it!
Was it an accident though?
@Jais My email complaint to them made reference to implied racism and discrimination.
However, it looks like they also screwed up #14 in line, and refer to James, Viscount Severn instead of James, Earl of Wessex. So maybe it is genuinely sloppy work by NYT. Or sloppiness AND racism.
Well done @janebee
This humorous editorial from the excellent Alexandra Petri at WaPost perfectly aligns with my view of the coronation as an American (gift link): https://wapo.st/3B0XFgo
I wish the mainstream US media took the same approach instead of giving obsequious royal “experts” airtime and credibility.
“This rock, like all the large rocks used in the ceremony, belongs somewhere else but was taken confidently by British people many centuries ago.” 😂
They stole everything not nailed down from the colonies.
Thanks for sharing this, she’s fantastic while also making some very valid points.
The only problem with this article is that it isn’t longer! Thank you so much for sharing! Got some great laughs from me
Thank you for sharing the link. What a hoot! …”just use a pillow” lol
Oh my god I love her so much 😂😂😂
As an American, am I supposed to be throwing tea somewhere today? Perhaps a mug will do as I don’t want to upset any pond or lake ecosystems. frankly the only tea I would throw is earl grey. I know Picard liked it but I just can’t with it. I wouldn’t want to waste my mint or chai.
The resting bitch face on William 👀
He could have smiled at Willy while he was playing his valet
Charles has looked furious throughout all this.
We are watching with friends as a daydrinking game.
The impression is somewhere between first rehearsal of a amateuer senior theather at the first rehersal with the slow reading from the cuecards, the crowning of a carnevals prince and an over the top LARP ceremonie with plastic decoration.
Somehow it is a hot mess without any gravitas.
One thing I have noticed throughout is how terrified both Chuck and Cams look – he was visibly trembling at one point and he’s usually quite collected at these big events.
There seems to be a lot of sour faces in the RF. kHate seems to be doing her usual of getting into Louis face – have seen her do that a few times now.
Sophie will be LOVING that she’s sat in the front row in her fancy robes.
I hope the nanny is there for Louis
There were a few times you could get the Waleses in the background when something was being read and Charlotte was the one pointing out where in the service to Louis, reminding him to say something, or keeping him in line. That poor girl is doing Early Years Expert’s job, which ironically will lead to her having Adverse Childhood Events most likely. The Early Years Expert should know that…
It kinda sucked to see Harry walk in with the cousins, but no Meghan. :/
I certainly don’t blame her at all for peacing out of that mess but they always look so spectacular together and whether that family likes it or not, there just seems to be a void next to him where she should be. It just seems wrong that she’s not there. She’s such a star and this would be far more interesting to watch with her there.
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-65415507
I agree . Very wrong for Charles to have done this.
he has such strong Jimbo onDrag Race Canada screaming”ITS MY SPECIAL DAY” energy
OMGGGGG! I knew it reminded me of something! You’re so right, and so funny!
Is it just me that finds it weird that some parts were literally watching a fairly old man being undressed and dressed? Lmfao.
I can’t with the names of some of the items, tf is The Robe of Righteousness and The Garment of Salvation? I couldn’t remember the others but they were equally ridiculous. The whole thing is beyond ridiculous though so o_O
Also, the crown is so tall I never realised hahahaha.
Camilla looks good, George and Charlotte look adorable. Kate and Sophie also from what I can see, the headbands (?) are a nice touch. I can only see who they’re showing here and there on the BBC livestream so not sure on others yet.
The children looked the best
I haven’t seen what Camilla is wearing inside yet, but in the photo at the top of the article she looks like she’s cosplaying American mobsters. Fitting I guess
Drink a shot every time the ABC correspondents say “inclusive”!
Couldn’t he get his eyebrows trimmed? Even if sausage fingers aren’t so nimble, there must be a guy for that?
is he sleepy? he waited forever for this and now he looks like he could use a nap. they could shove last rights into the mumbo jumbo and who would know.
DYING. 😂
Justin Welby checking his notes for the father son and holy spirit? I guess everyone’s nervous, but they really didn’t memorize anything, did they? Queen Elizabeth was so much more polished and prepared.
Weird, isn’t it? They had 8 months to prepare for this.
I think knowing it’s being filmed live makes a difference. When Elizabeth was crowned television just started and everything was filmed but could be edited later on.
Not to nitpick, but Elizabeth’s coronation was also broadcast live.
No joy interacting with his liege man
Charles looks like he’s going to collapse under the weight of all the ceremonial crap they’ve piled onto him. That said, I need the Bracelets of Sincerity.
The Pledge of allegiance to this POS is awful.
Williams attitude at swearing allegiance to his father was hilarious.
Yeah he didn’t look thrilled to be doing it.
The thought bubble over William’s head this morning was “I’ve got to get out of this King thing before it’s too late. There is no way I am doing this clown show. No way.”
Saw only the clip in the NYT, but William had to read from the cleric’s book? He couldn’t memorize two sentences and say those things to Charles directly? Charles seemed relieved to get his kiss.
wow this Roderick Williams can sing and he isnt bad to look at, finally a reason to be up
More golden clothing over Charles’ golden frock.
Cams looking away and scratching herself as Charles cradles some orblike thing as if it were his baby. He can’t believe this day has finally come. She’s bored.
They really needed some duct tape to keep that crown on. Oh gosh it has dangly things on top, they are wiggling.
Cams glowering. “Where’s MY crown?” Little George pulling bored faces.
Old fella just managing to walk with that crown on. Two people gripping his golden robes and pulling him along. Maybe a wheelchair would’ve been easier. He keeps closing his eyes for mini-naps.
William’s vows, he’s managing to look… angry?
Oops, I didn’t say the pledge of allegiance! Nor did I hear a mighty cry of fealty resounding from the Commonwealth.
“May the King live forever”? Or at least till the end of the ceremony.
Camilla has two stunt Camillas!
Cowmilla is all “watch the hair”. My god is she smug
@Jensa- hilarious and spot on!
Omg, 2 stunt Camillas! HA HA! 😂
Camilla always looks like she’s hanging off a clothesline.
MrsH – yes, the gloating is all over her face – like, she can’t stop herself? Ugh. 🤬
Also noticed some very icy vibes between newly-crowned King and Prince of Wales as he swore his loyalty.
I also cannot stomach Khate’s performative JOY during this – she’s never acted so happy. Wtf.
One of those stunt Camilla’s looks exactly like the person who plays Camilla on “The Windsors”… LMFAO!
cam looks so cheap like some dream sequence from east enders
Gawd Camilla really does look like the cat who caught the canary.
Seriously. Charles looked ready to cry or collapse, but Camilla smirked.
Probably loads of posts on this already, but once again Kate made sure she and her photographer got her look to one side as she entered the cathedral. It’s the same as the car to Philip’s funeral. The side eye of sophistication and duty. Totally posed and photoshopped. As long as she fools the public and later in life herself, looking back and thinking she looked like that. Other papers had slightly more realistic photos of the same shot – https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/kate-middleton-tiara-headpiece-diamonds-coronation-b2333802.html. The DM really is in the hands of the BRF, particularly Kate..
Whoa, I knew there was always some photoshop involved but holy shit every other pic I’ve seen of her looks CRAZY smoothed compared to this one. Such a stupid pursuit.
Another classic tweet
“Charles has been given the Bracelets of Sincerity and the Sword of Righteousness, which means the Tampon of Indignity can’t be too far away.”
https://twitter.com/ronnisalt/status/1654803959876558850?s=46&t=cv8H8QNirchxnmSqLP9ZgA
LOL
Ok so I was very confused about the talk of these flower crowns but I have to say they are actually pretty iconic and Charlotte looks adorable. I kind of can’t believe that Camilla allowed it though !!!
Kates crown is iconic because Napoleon already rocked a version. https://twitter.com/thehistoryu/status/1617380725745156096?s=46&t=snBKx7MHXD3mvKIUMD3KTA
Ice Queen from Narnia cosplay.
The flower crowns are.similar to the ones worn by the queens attendants at her coronation
She may not have known
“Queen Camilla”
🤢🤮😵💫
The jokes on Twitter about Charles being called faithful …. 😂
Camilla: FINALLY. ME. MINE. MY CROWN.
Just scratching a little under the crown.
Grinning like a loon now. Patting the arms of the throne. Anyone saying “she never wanted this” – she’s glowing with ecstasy. Can’t keep the grin off her face. If ever a cat swallowed a canary. Charles just dozing off a little.
Wasnt Camilla delighted with herself,
smiling away with her big diamonds on, she topped it by getting emotional who knew !!!! honestly those crowns on their heads, they look genuinely ridiculous , even my Dutch husband said this has no place in todays society, the era has now ended, the new King Charles has put a nail in its coffin !
Camilla imo dreamed of this.while c and d were married.
United Ireland is trending! Things are clearly going well from the jump! /s
Lady Louise looks very pretty! Her dress is still too old for her but it’s a pretty dress.
She does! Am I wrong in thinking she looks different though?
@Jais. She does look different. This is my first time seeing her with make up and straightened hair.
Ooooo it looks as if they’ve got rid of Louis. 😆
I noticed that – maybe he’s part of the procession going back to BP, we’ll see if he makes it onto the balcony appearance. He was very fidgety and I noticed several occassions where kHate was in his face.
The nanny swooped in
Ooooo Prince Louis is back from the “Naughty Step” 😆
OMG I don’t know if this is legit but is the license plate of the car Andrew of Nonceville arrived in actually RU 14?!? Please tell me this is true.
https://twitter.com/MyArrse/status/1654775522533023746?s=20
Oh god you’ve made me laugh. I’m not sure whether it’s real? I thought all number plates were blurred out as a matter of course. Not watching it live so perhaps I’m wrong and everyone is turning up in clearly visible number plates. But if so that is HILARIOUS. He is such a dolt. Your post and the one above about the grim reaper have made my day. x
Even if it’s a joke, this is is hilarious! 😂Thanks for sharing.
What is Harry’s relationship like with Anne? She seemed genuinely happy to stop a chat with him. She was also the one to greet him when the Queen died.
Anne also chatted with Meghan for Eugenie’s wedding and so I think she’s probably decent with them in person.
The Mirror is reporting that Andrew was booed driving by in his way to the Coronation. If the tabloids are reporting it, must have been loud. Still got to wear his military uniform though, it’s being reported.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/royals/breaking-prince-andrew-booed-hes-29907557
“Prince Andrew was booed as he was driven past crowds down The Mall.
The Duke of York faced the wrath of some onlookers who vocalised their distaste for him from the grandstand in front of Buckingham Palace.“
That will show the media who talk about harry getting booed. Of course Andrew would be front and center
Random Question: is this one of those events where the BRF get participation medals? If so, will Harry get one too? What about James? And the Wales kids?
Please harry don’t stay for the.luncheon
Go home to your family
1 hour and 45 minutes later and this ‘1 hour’ coronation is still dragging on.
The gold carriage looks like a parody coach from Monty Python.
Has Harry left yet? Is he at the airport now?
Harry is NOT singing God Save the King! Harry, you escaped! Despite all the BS, it was worth it. Yeah, Cam’s the cat that swallowed the canary. Despicable.
Mr. Justice Man visibly mute whilst the homage being paid. Appropriately looking down at his order of service for something obviously more important at that moment.
Ok I turned it on for a little bit. This is boring. Lol.
Yeah it was too long – they could have cut it down but now its almost over and back to BP for the balcony appearances. Suspect there won’t be a fly past as its raining.
We also have the birthday parade next month.
Damn, I feel like the people doing the real heavy lifting of this thing are the choral singers. All the fancy folk have to do are sit relatively still and not look overly enthused nor overly bored, and then you have those legions of singers of all ages piping their hearts out for what feels like 3 hours now. Seems downright athletic at this point.
Omg my 8 year old is offering commentary. “There he is carrying that unnecessary 20 lb blanket!!! I see Harry and Meghan!!!” (Just Harry buddy).
Aw I want that cute commentary. I turned it on just as Camilla was getting crowned, but then I got bored. Did see Anne’s hat in front of Harry’s face though😂
I’m beyond annoyed at my son’s school/teachers for pushing propaganda on him & his classmates. He’s come home from school this week with various coronation activities and is now cheering on for the cononation. I refused to watch it and instead got on with my chores. He watched it with his dad. I told him it’s an extravagant expense at cost of the public purse for an unremarkable man who got there by luck of the birth lottery.
Dude. Teach your son why this whole thing is bs. No one is born better than the rest. He’s a liar and he hoards money and doesn’t care for anyone but himself.
Tell me about it. He is 6 years old and I didn’t think the school or his teachers would be pushing hard with this drivel but they apparently did. I abhor the monarchy and all that it stands for, I refused to celebrate the jubilee or even watch the funeral so didn’t expect that he would get all excited for this “conanation” but he can’t stand against his teachers and peer pressure.
Wasn’t Charles supposed to do a big interview in the lead up to this? What happened to that?
Memories of Andrew, perhaps?
Sophie’s headpiece looks like it was made from craft supplies.
Why does James have medals?
So the nonce Andrew gets to wear robes ?!?!WTF
Two different golden carriages?!?! My god this whole thing is disgusting and has no place in 2023
Nice to see Yahoo UK pointing out Andrew’s disgusting regalia. This is your “designated by God” ruling family Britain!
https://twitter.com/YahooNewsUK/status/1654796632402153474?s=20
The whole thing was so douchey that I literally feel like I need to take a shower after. I thought I’d find it more funny but it was actually pretty depressing. Harry, we love you!
Treason (and execution) is the only way he can removed from the Garter which was what he was wearing .Anne was wearing her Order of the Thistle robe and Sophie was wearing her Order of St John robe
Love the comment “In the white supremacists’ view, better to be a sex trafficker than fall in love with a Biracial Woman. Their hypocrisy never ends.”
I absolutely loved Sky news as they regularly cut to anti monarchy protests in central London, so while all pomp and gold carriage was ready several cuts to protest.And that really is whole mood of UK some royalists are celebrating while most people feel not impressed especially in dire economic times UK is right now this splash of we r better than u and let them eat cake doesn’t go down well with public.In our town there is barely any decorations ( few flags on high street) but no other celebrations like it was last year for jubilee.
Am I alone in thinking Khate’s choice of the long diamond/pearl drop earrings does not work with the new ‘flower tiara’?
Have only seen one pic, but looks like too much going on and they detract from the tiara rather than complement it?
She’s just so rubbish with jewelry.
No, you’re not alone. That was my impression as well: wrong earrings.
Completely wrong choice also pretty tasteless to wear jewels of the woman Charles and Camilla betrayed . Also how impressively petty she wasn’t allowed to borrow a tiara so had McQueen literally make her a tiara hat
You are far from alone, it was one of the first things I noticed, should have worn the sapphire pair she has of Diana’s if she wanted to wear Diana’s earrings
Ok I’m gonna admit it. I’m seriously impressed by the guardsmen playing their instruments on horseback.
Ok. I just saw Harry get into his car. Fly and be free! Run home to your family! Have some cake on me for Archie’s birthday!
LOL, the hat of princess Anne is obscuring the view of prince Harry. Camilla didn’t make the same mistake twice.
I noticed that too…. careful planning there.
Yes, I saw that. That was intentional. Kind of funny but petty AF.
Some of the royalists are already gloating that PH was in the third row and that the feather on Anne’s hat blocked him. There is at least one article out micro-analyzing his every move and facial expression. Shows what kind of tools and fools royalists are.
I would keep an eye to their king and his other son, if I were them… that’s where the real story is.
I’m just up at 5A PDT (prepping for a short trip), so just in time for the procession. Gotta say, there’s a lot of empty space in the road; doesn’t seem like much of a procession. It’s pouring rain, so ha! That gold coach is…something else all right. And whenever the second coach with the Wailing Cambridges rolls by, we can’t see Kate. We see William & the kids principally Charlotte, but Kate is pretty m much hidden from the camera. Ha! again.
Anyone see Rose? Am I going to have to Zapruder the crowd shots in the Abbey?
I want to believe Rose is sitting in the approximate position Camilla sat in at Diana’s wedding.
( but I can’t remember if she was actually there or Diana was just frantically looking for her)
Ok, I saw her on Twitter next to David. Classy.
Camilla was there. Pictures in the internet . Diana spotted her.
Twitter spotted Rose three rows back opposite from William near the end of the row. Anyone see where Andrew was sitting? I wonder what attendees had to sit next to him?
Andrew was sitting in the 3rd row on the end next to his daughter.
You can see him behind Louise. He had his big robes on
https://twitter.com/prvatrixia/status/1654810365430218753?s=20
Prince Andrew was trending on Twitter higher than Prince William and then suddenly disappeared from the list. The royal’s PR must have intervened.
You can tell that the royal press office and the royal archives have learned the social media game. It started years ago but they started hiring outside help after megan. They remind me of the Kardashians now.
They really need to watch how much they push this. Putting airbrushed pictures in Getty Images, interfering with Twitter rankings, and faking crowds. It’s not only dictator like but it will hurry up a republic vote.
The chubbly was so dull. I couldn’t watch beyond 2 mins.
Me either! I did wish I could of seen Caesar…I mean Khate! LOL
My god and I thought I had resting bitch face! Those women could teach me a thing or two!
William looked.like he was pledging thru clenched teeth.
Bea and Edo, Eug and Jack all looked relaxed and happy. I agree that Edo has upped Bea’s wardrobe game, but it seems to me she gets thinner every time I see her?
I bet it just grinds the RR gears that Harry looked happy, and unbothered and bounced soon as that nonsense was over. Heading home to have a glorious day with the fam
Happiest of Birthdays Prince Archie!!!!! 🎂🎂🎂🎈🎈🎈🎉🎉🎉🎉🎁🎁🎁
I bet Will did have his teeth clenched. Wonder if he will when he gives his concert speech about how wonderful C&C are.
The whole thing was very anti climatic. Old people looking old and bored and past their bedtime.
Yes! Everyone was fidgeting and reading even the shortest phrases off of cue cards. The freaking Archbishop of Canterbury couldn’t even get through the Lord’s Prayer without consulting his program.
Now THAT is funny.
All this grandeur for two doddering and uncharismatic people..it’s not the age that’s a problem . The Queen had dignity and grace till the end . And the rain ..the horses were upset and veering all over. I remember the clockwork precision of the Queens funeral ..such solemnity and real emotion . The last time Charles was seen swearing upon the Bible was when he married Diana . What a farce talking about service , duty , faith.
That was the silliest and saddest waste of money I have ever seen! C&C look like their on their last leg, Khate running around looking like Caesar, what a mess. The real eyesore was Andrew in his robes, while Meghan and Harry are not welcome! I think that was a very big mistake!
Yes! Caesar. Exactly the vibe she was giving.
I see people loving her non-tiara. I think it looks tacky AF and like a craft project. It looks so harsh to me.
Maybe she bought it from Party Pieces – they could do with the cash.
I woke up to watch, but apparently fell back asleep before turning on the TV. LOL. Actually woke up when my alarm went off at 8:30, in time to see a truly ridiculous coach. This all somehow worked with Elizabeth.
One note, too late, the way to watch is on PBS. They just rebroadcast what the BBC is airing, no extras, so you get a better sense of the history of it.
I didn’t watch the clownfest but a clip of Baldermort reciting his pledge of allegiance to his pa just came up on my phone. The lazy sod couldn’t even be bothered to learn a short message without resorting to a cue card.
Why is it still going? I thought it was supposed to be an hour long… what fresh hell is this?
All of those white robes make it look like a gathering of the KKK. Good God.
Not too far off.
I think Chucky had an org@sm when they shouted the three hip hip hoorays.
I’m glad I did not watch the tryhard struggle chubbly. They were absurd, except for Prince Harry of course. I hope he’s on his way home.
I haven’t watched any of it but just looked at some of it online.
I’m laughing at myself bc when they said flower crowns I was thinking actual flowers like people make at bridal showers now hahaha. I actually really like Kate’s flower crown. I also like her dress and the idea behind it, would like to see it in full bc I have only seen it online with the additional robes.
This is much more slimmed down than I expected especially when comparing to QEII.
The flags down the mall with all the people lining the streets and guards on horseback, etc is so crazy to see. I’m trying to compare that to something in the Us, maybe an inauguration?? I don’t know but how do they keep that secure?
Good show all round, well done England, especially the staff who worked hard to make it a success.
I didn’t get up for this. I saw the procession back to BP and peaking in on Twitter. Thanks for your comments.The All Eyes on Me fest. Chuck made sure Kate and Sophie didn’t get access to the royal jewels today. Meghan would have knocked it out of the park style wise. Andrew wearing his uniform and Harry wasn’t allowed. Wrong. Glad Andy was booed. Louis was acting up again and pulled out because no one wanted repeats of the Jubbly. Dr. Biden had bad seats. Charlotte looked nice. I don’t like the arrests of peaceful protests.
Not India Hicks on the PBS (BBC?) coverage calling Diana’s father father and digging in how wrinkly Diana’s wedding dress was. Of course she thinks Kate is perfection.
Edit: calling Diana’s father fat.
I thought she’d be saltier in her comments towards C&C, tbh. She was denied an invitation after all.
I just saw Chris Jackson in the room for the balcony appearance – he was taking photos. That type of access is not normal.
I really didn’t like hearing the Archbishop of Canterbury pledging homage to Charles, isn’t his pledge of homage to God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit? This is really rubbing me wrong 😑
Isn’t Charles like the pope of the Church of England?
Moxylady
Yes but not in the Church of Scotland where he first among equals below God and Jesus
He’s the titular head of the Church of England, nothing similar to the Pope.
The serene, happy and utterly content expression on Camilla’s face was a clear message to all home-wreckers of the world, “it can be done, bitches!”
Cheers, I suppose.
Also how impressively petty is kate – she wasn’t allowed to borrow a tiara so had McQueen literally make her a tiara hat . There is nothing hat about it it’s literally a model of a modern tiara
I would bet that Kate and Sophie were “asked” to wear their robes and mantles when it became apparent that their gowns were too similar to Camilla’s. I thought we would get a better view on the balcony, but NOPE. All of that expensive beading and embroidery is staying under wraps.
Kudos to the creative effort that went into this 😆
https://twitter.com/ProfMMurray/status/1654825080579575810?t=deGY9OCS8h8c74aMA_hRBQ&s=19
Janebee, thanks for sharing! 😂🤣😁😂🥹
Where can I find that coronation recipe? So much better than bean quiche.
@Pinkosaurus You nailed it! And the ingredients are much more British 😂
LOL
lol lol lol
The balcony shot. Chuck and Cam front and center flanked by pages (Cam’s grandsons?) The Wailes and the rest of the BRF were in the far corners. Harry was not on the balcony, but neither was George.
@aquarious George was one of the pages.
George was there but he wasn’t standing next to Chuck – he was further away and closer to where his parents were standing.
Given how buttons is all about status she must have been spitting nails that Rose’s son had the prime position next to the King.
Harry tapped out as soon as the clowning was done. He got on a plane at 1:50pm and washed his hands of the whole idiocy.
I just came here to say that Kate’s headpiece is a copy of the Queen Mother’s ladies in waiting’s head pieces back when George VI was crowned. B*tch is so unoriginal and boring.
Yes. They were a copy. I can’t stand her-but tbh, it’s not like she had a choice in this. One of the coronation committee from Charles’ staff would have suggested/insisted on it.
The musicians all did a really good job. Zardok the priest does a lot of the work for what is really an odd ceremony. The choir seemed to be a mix of different groups and working together when you aren’t trained together shows they prepared.
Well, at that’s over. At least we won’t have to see Harry or Meghan with them anytime soon. I feel bad for Harry because it has to be hard to basically be in exile, but at least he’s free and has his wife and kids to love and support him.
It was nice to see Princess Anne stop to greet him.
Anyone else notice Camilla looking bored and tired on the balcony? She didn’t so much look like she was waving rather than shooing the people away.
Why do folks insist on calling Harry’s move to the US “exile”? Exile is imposed on a person. Harry and Meghan left. They made the choice to keep their family safe. They moved away. They fled. This is not the definition of “exile”.
I get what you’re saying and yes, thank goodness the Sussexes are living happy and free in California. They did flee, but his family has made him visiting the UK untenable. It’s not a formal, declared exile. BUT, what I meant was that his passive aggressive father has theoretically imposed exile upon him by making it difficult if not impossible for PH to bring his family to the UK (eviction from Frogmore, no security and used their influence with the Met to keep them from getting security, plus cutting him off financially). I guess it’s better to say he’s been made unwelcome and persona non grata but it’s pretty awful for a prince of the realm to have been treated this way. I’m thrilled that he’s independent of them in all the most important ways.
And that coronation was another example of how unwelcome they want him to be. They treat him terribly but then want him to attend all their events so they can show just how much they don’t want or like him. Peak abuser behavior and I’m glad Harry has decided they can’t use him anymore.
Holy sh**! I posted above a link to Twitter showing the wiglet of doom talking to CP Haakon and I mentioned the shoes also. Well guess what—— I bet you all can guess —— Meghan wore the EXACT shoe in 2018!!! https://twitter.com/enigmax110/status/1654710898336886784?s=46&t=snBKx7MHXD3mvKIUMD3KTA
A double-dose of CopyKeening yesterday. She is shameless.
One of my favourite photos of the day is of Penny Mordant (Tory MP who is leader of the House of Commons and President of the Privvy Council) strutting around Westminster Abbey in heels carrying the state sword like she was going to cut a b!tch up.
https://twitter.com/TribesBritannia/status/1654828700716728321/photo/1
Am no fan of hers but its the first time a woman has held this role in a British coronation. Looks likes she’s auditioning for S2 of House of Dragon.
Props to everyone who got up early to mock this charade. I slept in and then got to enjoy your comments!
A shout-out to the CB writers who posted on their day off! Thanks so much, I couldn’t bring myself to watch any of it (although it will be all over the Canadian news tonight in all their panting obsequiousness) so I’ll see clips.
Looking forward to tomorrow’s posts!
Yes! Cheers for Kaiser and CB! I’m so grateful for your smart commentary and glorious snark!
Only saw an hour of it and pretty much went to bed. 100% agree with Ash Sarkar on this article, Gen Z and the next generation are not going to care about this. And I’ve seen a lot of comments how it’s not fair that only a very few people won the lottery by just being born into it. What she says how this family treated Meghan Markle and forced her out, is not a good image at all for how the younger generation portrays the BRF.
I think Harry was better off just sitting in an audience with cousins whom he gets along with while watching this cartel of really weird people think they are still relevant in the 21st century.
Well crap….(Canadian here) https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=628385595991390&set=a.361648649331754
PJ, I get what you’re saying, but it’s even worse: they wanted Harry to stay, yet STILL be excluded from all the events the others would do (except the last minute invite to lunch, and even then they’d probably deny him food). The message is clear: they want him there so the world can see how unwanted he is and how much they hate him. Crazy much?
Yeah, very sad. The whole ranting about not knowing his plans and whether or not he was coming, etc. only to treat him like an unknown plus one. Think of all the ways H & M could’ve been useful to both Charles and William in terms of keeping the monarchy relevant. I know that Will spoke about service (echoing HMQE) but they’ve done a poor job lately of being hands on with that edict.
Like anyone who has to cut off toxic relatives, it’s probably painful to Prince Harry but I’m glad he’s chosen his mental health and the safety and love of his wife and kids over being the punching bag of his blood family. 🙁