It is difficult to beat the UK’s pomp and pageantry, its precision and elegance, history and grandeur. The coronation of King Charles III was one such occasion that was celebrated over the entire weekend, with people from across the world thronging to witness the occasion, which for most was a first, as it only happened after over seven decades.
Some found the entire palaver somewhat silly or over-the-top, others lapped up every moment of it despite the intermittent downpours.
Despite a multicultural event, the chinks in the armour of the Royal Family were visible in public, for the world to see, namely:
The tensions with Prince Harry Duke of Sussex, and Prince Andrew, following the Jeff Epstein allegations
Days before the coronation when British people were “called upon” to swear an oath of allegiance to King Charles III during the 6 May ceremony, leading to a fierce backlash, with many observers found the idea “tone deaf”.
King Charles’s ascension to the throne reigniting a debate over whether the Royal Family deserves a global role in the 21st century, no more so than in the 14 Commonwealth realms where the British monarch remains the head of state
And then, of course, there were the campaigners against the monarchy who came together in huge numbers in yellow T-shirts and banners of “Not My King”