Here are more photos from the “Scottish coronation” on Wednesday, July 5th. King Charles, Queen Camilla, and the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay (William and Kate) went to a church service in Edinburgh and the Scottish Crown Jewels were dusted off. This was always scheduled to be part of Scotland’s Royal Week, aka Holyrood Week, although I think many people (myself included) sort of didn’t realize that this service counts as some kind of Scotland-specific coronation.
What’s fascinating is that the people of Scotland understood what Charles was trying to do yesterday and they protested his royal arse. Big time. Republic staged another massive protest, but this time, the cops didn’t shut it down, which is what happened at the Chubbly in May. As long as protesters were just chanting and holding signs, they weren’t arrested. Two people were arrested, but it was because they broke past the barriers. The “Not My King” chants were so loud, you could hear them over the band and bagpipes playing upon Charles and Camilla’s arrival at St. Giles’ Cathedral:
They're boo'ing and chanting #NotMyKing at Charles Scotland
procession. pic.twitter.com/E1H5FhPbS9— Mukhtar (@I_amMukhtar) July 5, 2023
Yeah… Scotland is restless. I genuinely feel like there will be a Scexit in my lifetime. Scottish people are not fond of Charles or his wife or his heir. The photos are atrocious too – these four look completely miserable. Hahahahaha.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red, Cover Images.
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- Edinburgh, UK, 05 July 2023: Anti-monarchy protesters hold placards near the St Giles’ Cathedral on the day of the National Service of Dedication and Thanksgiving for Britain’s King Charles, in Edinburgh, Scotland.,Image: 787304957, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HOURS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: PHIL NOBLE / Avalon
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- The Combined Cadet Force Pipes and Drums and the Cadet Military Band proceed down The Royal Mile in Edinburgh ahead of the National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication for King Charles III and Queen Camilla, and the presentation of the Honours of Scotland at St Giles’ Cathedral. Picture date: Wednesday July 5, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story ROYAL King. Photo credit should read: Danny,Image: 787305514, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Danny Lawson / Avalon
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- Edinburgh, UK, 05 July 2023: King Charles III and Queen Camilla during the National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication for King Charles III and Queen Camilla, and the presentation of the Honours of Scotland, at St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh.,Image: 787316378, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HOURS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Jonathan Brady / Avalon
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- Edinburgh, UK, 05 July 2023: The royal procession makes its way up the Royal Mile in Edinburgh to St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh, for the National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication for King Charles III and Queen Camilla, and the presentation of the Honours of Scotland.,Image: 787318189, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HOURS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Mark Runnacles / Avalon
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- An anti-monarchy protestor holds a placard as the demonstrate outside St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh on July 5, 2023, during a National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication. Scotland on Wednesday marked the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla during a National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication where the The King was presented with the Honours of Scotland.,Image: 787351981, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: ANDY BUCHANAN / Avalon
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- Edinburgh, UK, 05 July 2023: King Charles III, Queen Camilla, the Prince and Princess of Wales, known as the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay while in Scotland, at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, after the National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication for King Charles III and Queen Camilla, and the presentation of the Honours of Scotland.,Image: 787358783, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HOURS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Yui Mok / Avalon
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- Edinburgh, UK, 05 July 2023: King Charles III is presented with the Crown of Scotland during the National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication for King Charles III and Queen Camilla, and the presentation of the Honours of Scotland, at St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh.,Image: 787359105, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HOURS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Andrew Milligan / Avalon
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- EDITORS NOTE: OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE Protestors on The Royal Mile in Edinburgh, ahead of the National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication for King Charles III and Queen Camilla, and the presentation of the Honours of Scotland. Featuring: Protesters Where: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom When: 05 Jul 2023 Credit: PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
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- National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication for King Charles III and Queen Camilla, and the presentation of the Honours of Scotland. Featuring: King Charles III and Queen Camilla Where: Edinburgh, United Kingdom When: 05 Jul 2023 Credit: PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
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- National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication for King Charles III and Queen Camilla, and the presentation of the Honours of Scotland. Featuring: Catherine, Princess of Wales, Prince William, King Charles III and Queen Camilla Where: Edinburgh, United Kingdom When: 05 Jul 2023 Credit: PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
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- National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication for King Charles III and Queen Camilla, and the presentation of the Honours of Scotland. Featuring: King Charles III, Queen Camilla Where: Edinburgh, United Kingdom When: 05 Jul 2023 Credit: PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
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- National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication for King Charles III and Queen Camilla, and the presentation of the Honours of Scotland. Featuring: Catherine, Princess of Wales, Prince William, King Charles III, Queen Camilla Where: Edinburgh, United Kingdom When: 05 Jul 2023 Credit: PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
King evil sausage fingers looks so angry. I wonder why so mad. He he he. Love to see the protesting.
I think being King – what he waited for all his life – isn’t turning out to be the good thing he thought it would be. Maybe he thought all the love for his mother would transfer automatically to him?
All I see is karma finally catching up to him.
Agreed. He waited and waited and waited so long, and just it’s not meeting his expectations. His face and crankiness says it all.
Distrust in institutions is at an all time high since every single one failed us during the pandemic. Unfortunately for Charles, the BRF is the world’s longest running institution.
Hey there, Scotland!!! Did you notice how much fun Americans have celebrating our Independence Day every year?? (It’s a blast!!) You too could be celebrating the end of British tyranny. Join us. Soon.
I’m hoping one of our British fellow readers can enlighten me: Why are there not also separate coronations in Wales and Northern Ireland? Do they not have their own Crown Jewels to bestow or something?
Ginny, I am not sure, but I think it’s because Wales and Ireland (eventually Northern Ireland) were taken over by conquest and were co-opted earlier. Scotland is a bit different in that Henry VII’s daughter married a Scottish king, so years later, descendants were monarchs of both Scotland and England. And of course, Scotland was militarily conquered as well.
Hi, it’s that Scotland is/was a full Kingdom before the Crowns were joined. Wales is a Principality, NI is just a province. So the monarch is the king of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Thanks for the clarification, Gems2712!
Northern Ireland was only created a century ago. So unlikely to be anything ancient specific to them. I don’t know if there were any specific U.K. jewels in the previously single entity of Ireland, but if there were perhaps the ‘new’ Ireland kept them….I believe Wales is (offensively) classed as a ‘Principality’ and NI is a province. Scotland is a country which was allegedly ‘united’ with England. Here’s hoping it’s disunited soon.
Irelands version of the crown jewels were stolen by thieves, not the British government, and haven’t been seen since
After the death of queen Elizabeth I who died unmarried and without heirs, the crown passed to her cousin James who was the king of Scotland at the time. So he separately held the crown of both countries but they were separate nations at the time, becoming James IV of Scotland and James I of England in 1603. The Scottish Crown Jewels are older than the English Crown Jewels. It was passed down as two separate crowns until 1701 the parliaments of Scotland and England passed the Act of Union creating the county of Great Britain. Wales was incorporated fully into England in 1542 after a centuries long cycle of rebellion and conquest. Up until very recently, laws in wales were those of England..Scotland has pretty much always haw their own laws. Ultimately it’s the difference between conquest for wales and unification because of inheritance.
Thanks to everyone for all these helpful comments!
I don’t know. Seems like maybe they don’t want a king in Scotland. 🤔
This is probably what the coronation would have looked like in London without preventive detention.
Cute how clear the power of what the monarch wants is less powerful north of the border. Republic would have been far more audible and visible last May, but KC et al could quash that. They couldn’t here.
The Orkneys don’t want the UK king either. Instead of waiting for Scottish independence? The Orkneys are investigating how to leave the UK and become a territory of Norway.
Yes, that was hilarious: https://www.euronews.com/2023/07/04/could-the-scottish-orkney-islands-really-become-part-of-norway
The people shouting not my king were English. They were from the organised republican group that have been following the King all over the country with those yellow placards.
The smaller group standing next to them chanting Charles king of Scot’s had Scottish accents.
Most of the Scottish people there lining the route were Pro monarchy.
A lot of people in Scotland do feel anti royal family but it’s more anti English than anti monarchy. For some reason the Crown is seen as English even though it was the Scottish King who acceded to the English throne, and the present King is 75% German blood. His childhood was nomadic moving around various homes in both England and Scotland. His main nanny and governess were Scottish (as were the last Queens) and he went to senior school in Scotland. His favourite home and favourite place has always been the Balmoral estate. People don’t see him as Scottish but he isn’t really anymore English than he is Scottish.
I bet Charles was throwing pens and whatnot left and right! Ha! I bet William is sweating bullets wondering what awaits him when its his turn. No wonder he’s trying to “end” homelessness and wanting to be loved like Diana was. Looks like it may be too little, too late for that.
Nah, William will have convinced himself that these people love him and just cannot wait to be subservient to him.
I agree, Willnot thinks his mother’s stardust has passed to him, and everyone will love him.
Exactly, they camped down hard to stop the protester in London even passing new laws to stop it, but Scotland said stuff that we will protest your laws don’t apply here, and I for one am glad! It’s a bit like when Williams affair was being written about, they stamped on it with an injunction. But, Alex Tiffin said “bring it on, I’m in Scotland and still wrote about it
@Misam : if Chuck doesn’t throw a fit and a pen…is it really a Coronation? Figured by now, it was part of the *protocol*.
It’s so bizarre to see the attendants in heraldic dress, carrying the stolen jewels, right next to a damn car. Like, pick a time period and stick to it. These things should not exist alongside each other.
In the 21st century, monarchy creates all kinds of cognitive dissonance.
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I wouldn’t say the Scottish honours were made from stolen jewels – the sword and sceptre were made in Italy and were a papal gifts. The crown was made in Scotland with Scottish freshwater pearls but not sure of the providence of the gems. Maybe someone else knows more about them than I.
I also wouldn’t say that the Scottish honours were ‘stolen’ per se from Scotland – when the crowns merged when Jame 6th took the English throne each set of ‘crown jewels’ were kept separate with the English ones being used for the united kingdom.
The Welsh have a better argument to say that their principality was taken. With the Scotland it was James I who had both crowns, but then I suppose there is an argument that the Hanoverian kings should never have taken the Scottish crown in the 1700s.
Who would have thought that people resent being Lorded over by a cheating tampon and his Rottweiler?
The North remembers.
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…the North remembers 😍…
Fab Four, why so grumpy? Chuck looks mad like when W&K were late for the coronation. Did W&K have a fight in the car again?
These four seemed way more happier at the Queens funeral than now. I’m LOVING the backlash they are getting. Karma.
That’s because they were all united in their joy at being allowed to bully Meghan once again.
Funnily enough, if the first Scotland referendum had been successful, the plan was to keep the monarchy.
But lol, those people handing regalia to and from each other in front of the church sure looked nervous. I think they realized how flimsy the whole charade is, and how easy a French Revolution situation could occur.
Also, what was up with the weird thing with Camilla getting out of the car? Charles offered a hand, then as she reached to take it he withdrew it and turned away, leaving her flailing about. Looks difficult to move around with all those layers!
I think it was because some of the items are very old – the crown is fragile. The Scottish crown jewels are among the oldest in Europe as they date back to the 15th century so no pressure not to drop them.
If they weren’t such dreadful human beings I would almost feel sorry for them , they look absolutely pathetic the whole lot of them .
Not one redeeming feature about any one of them .
I hope they are feeling absolutely crappy because they deserve that .
Lol
Kate is 1000% stealing focus in the first photo and I’m curious what Chuck and Cam will punish her with for it. Although you’d think they’d have learned from stripping Harry of his right to wear a uniform, those without will stand out.
I had the same thought. At first glance it looks like Kate Middleton greeting the cast of Medieval Times.
Brilliant comment. I’m dead. 😂
William is also leaning toward Charles and has left a lot of space with Kate. Her standing position hides it a bit but if you look closer she is definitely standing well away from him.
That was delicious to watch. Scotland you came through and delivered. I do not feel sorry for the quacks one bit. Lets see how the british rags tries to cover this up.
In seeing how miserable Chuck looks in that pic, I gather if one looks at the headlines this AM it’s easy to surmise why Chuck looks miserable:
– People do not want him as king and even more so in Scotland
– His daughter-in-law tried to grope his son in during this coronation to bring focus to her
– His more charismatic and hardworking son was with his family on July Fourth having fun
Chuck – are you seeing the writing on the crumbling wall?????? THIS will be your legacy. Karma is having fun with you. And it’s delicious to watch.
There was a great article in the National from a Scottish reporter who was invited into the ceremony. Apparently, during the quiet moments, everyone could still hear “Not my King” chants from inside the church! So during all those pics of the Fab Four looking dour and miserable in the church, they can still hear the protests. Which omg I love for them so much.
The picture of the 3 of them with robes and Kate as the plus 1 is hilarious. I read a comment on twitter that when they tried to do this type of visual exclusion to Harry during QE2’s funeral he looked like a King being escorted by toy soldiers. Which is true, Harry’s bearing made him look regal. Kate looks like some weird cross between a tourist from the past and a flight attendant who wandered into the pic. She clearly stands out and looks like she doesn’t belong.
On the plus side the 3 in robes look like weirdos so who cares about fitting into that? Which is their problem in a nutshell. The leaders of the cult/monarchy don’t look fun, glamorous, or regal and what we know of there character makes them seem like awful back stabbing people.
Whose dying to be used and betrayed? Who cares about being excluded/snubbed by this bunch?
Exactly this. I think they’re making a mistake by clinging to all these old timey things. The crowns and jewels belong in museums, not on their heads. I know Charles and his crew are just trying to keep up with tradition, but the visual is just terrible. He looks like a clown in these outfits. His grandfather went through all of this during the FDR administration, right? We’ve had so many different and more modern examples of *kingship* during the past eighty years, this makes him look pathetically old-fashioned. The other current Kings of Europe come across as CEO’s (Monaco) and elder statesmen (Norway and the Netherlands), but Charles is leaning into this mess. Shameful. They waste everyone’s time discussing Royal Family dynamics in the press, I suppose because the reality of the situation is so obvious and painful. I’m glad H&M escaped this sinking ship.
The main difference is Harry didn’t want to be a part of the toy soldier club but Kate desperately wants to be seen as Queen so her exclusion bothers her and that comes out in her demeanour.
Also we need to stop pretending that these silly hats are things serious adults should wear. If they want to confirm that this is a costume party sure, but if it supposed to be a serious church service, sticking feathers on tiny shiny hats looks like a day care school art project.
It looks like some sort of D&D role play.
I have to wonder if they don’t realize how dumb it all looks!
Feel many people have had it with the BRF. The photos all present Khate as the most important person. She at 5’9″ tall, one inch shorter than Charles and only one inch taller than Camilla, she has to wear her 12 inch heels and a very bright blue to dominate over Charles 5’10” and Camilla 5′ 8″ and Wills 6’3″ all dressed in dark royal regalia. Here in the photos we have the self appointed Queen Khate and her minions. The BRF are imploding, bringing a trashy publicity grabbing family into their fold has backfired, whatever respect Queen Elizabeth received has been trashed by the grubby behavior of Wills and Khate, her grifter, very common family, and the irrational campaign to terrorize H and M.
I enjoy seeing Charles see that he can *experience* misery as well as *cause* it for others. That photo of his angry paranoid face sums it up for me. Doesn’t feel so good to be on the receiving end, does it Chuckles?
Aww. They brought the circus horse.
Yeah, they trotted her out.
I don’t know if it’s the right place to post but, it’s worth noting that Republic have been posting billboards around the country using pictures of Charles, William and Andrew. The heckling at Conanation the sequel looks to be the least of their problems.
https://twitter.com/Kimmers27725212/status/1676896550595772416
The first tranche of billboards went up in Reading, Manchester, Bournemouth, Birmingham, Dundee, Leeds, Glasgow, Newcastle and Bristol from late May.
Will’s billboard “Climate change hypocrite” took me out!🤣
Nice to see that the BM still hasn’t changed. They’re more focused on just how the Sussexes spent their 4th of July (in another country) than the frosty receptions their royals are getting.
Those are glorious billboards. I bet Willie loses another follicle every time he spots one.
Wow. Will looks so over it – bored, exasperated, impatient, miserable – like he’s thinking, “Why can’t I be in California right now?”
Maybe Charles will delay kate. Getting garter robes
The band and the bagpiper tried their best to drown out the “Not My King” chants but failed … music to my ears.
As a Scot, I can tell you the vast majority of us have no interest in the royals. Sure, there will always be the sycophants who would wet themselves if they came within yards of royalty, but in general Scotland has long since opted out of the fawning we see South of the border. There was a very poor turnout in Edinburgh, mainly tourists, and between that and the protesters, it was not a good day for the four chief clowns in the Royal circus.
It gives me enormous pleasure that for years british press tried to manipulate public to boo Meghan and Harry and it turned around and hit leftover royals right in the face. If that is not karma, I don’t know what it is.
I’m sorry, those robes are hilarious. They look like they’re attending a Wizards Ball in a Harry Potter movie.
Well.
The blue on the dress is gorgeous.
Chuck looks like a common swindler with a stolen crown.
Do Chuck’s subjects chant “not my horse” when the mistress walks by? They should.
Why was Kate not in costume?
Tone deaf and vision impaired, King Charles never disappoints. It’s 2023, and he insists upon burdening an economically oppressed nation with expensive and archaic pomp and circumstance because he feels entitled. Charles learned nothing from his chaotic relationship with Princess Diana about love and compassion for others. He allowed his ultra-right-wing conservative courtiers, manipulative mistress, heir, and tabloid puppets to separate him from his family, not understanding its devastation on the monarchy, the commonwealth, and the country. So not only is he viewed as an insensitive ruler, but he’s also a callous father and grandfather. His journey with karma has only begun.
Terrific observation Robin Samuels !