About the coronation of Charles...I'm just not feeling it.

[Joinfortmill]

The times have changed if my response is any indication... I'm just not feeling it like I did when I watched films of Elizabeth's coronation. It will be interesting to see if William ever makes it to the throne.

[Arthur_Frain]

1. Me neither

But y’all keep making new threads about it as fast as I can trash them this morning.

[dembotoz]

2. not your party.....

has not been our party since say 1776

would imagine our 4th of july rather leaves them cold.....

[WhiskeyGrinder]

3. lol what did you expect to feel

[Earth-shine]

4. I'm just glad the news is back on.

[Sympthsical]

5. I'm not sure if it works on modern television

Watched a little of it. I think some of the historical "veneer" is sheared off somewhat by seeing it in HD and color. The effect, for me at least, was like watching just another boring church service. I know the jewels were real, but they looked like Hollywood props in that kind of vibrant resolution.

The fact the aura and mystery of monarchy has diminished over time - it's hard to feel reverent about people you know way, way too much about - doesn't help.

I think Charles' age is also an issue. When his mother was crowned, she was a young woman and had an entire era of history before her. The country was recovering from the war - they were still rationing at that point - so people could invest their hopes for a better future in her. It was a cultural moment for a country that had just come through great suffering.

Not a lot of people get invested in someone who, by all accounts, is pretty much a temporary place holder for the person monarchists really want to see on the throne - William.

So it was all a bit dull without a lot of the contextual resonance that Elizabeth's coronation possessed.

[llmart]

8. Very astute analysis.

I only watched the tail end of the whole thing and the first thing I thought of seeing them place that crown on his head was how old he is and looks. I felt the same about Camilla since she's actually a year older than me. I know I haven't lived the life of luxury or had people do everything for me, but even with that, most people in their mid to late 70's know they're in the waning years of their lives. I have to imagine that the younger generations aren't all that enamored of the monarchy. I liked how you termed it "temporary place holder".

[ITAL]

20. Given how long his parents lived

Charles could live another 20+ years. Not sure he's gonna be that temporary.

[wackadoo wabbit]

38. Although check out photos of his hands

He's got something going on — heart disease? liver issues? — that may affect his longevity, even taking into account the superior medical care he gets.

[Joinfortmill]

10. 👍

[pnwmom]

30. It all looks so Disney -- so cartoonishly fake. From the gilded carriage

to the ridiculous clothing, it's all so over the top.

[JanLip]

40. I think it's frivolous

It’s also ridiculous. In this day and time why do they keep having these ceremonies. Why are these people held in such high esteem? They’re no different or better than anyone else. They put their pants or panties on like the rest of us. It really is silly. I consider them free-loaders.

Jan

[JI7]

6. While Charles might not be popular I think support will remain

for the system with people looking forward to William and Kate being King and Queen.

[jrthin]

9. An unpopular opinion: I'd rather the system die

before these two take the throne; talk about empty vessels

[claudette]

24. Mine too

France did it and they are the the better for it.

[Sky Jewels]

23. Not that anyone will allow me to decide, but

IMHO they should start to massively strip down the institution (e.g. sell of properties, reduce budget and staff, etc.) so that by the time W & K take over the monarchy is much more spare.

[wackadoo wabbit]

39. I actually dislike William. There's a certain air of nastiness about him ... n/t

[Ilsa]

43. I agree.

I pick up an "angry" vibe whenever I see him in public.

[IbogaProject]

7. Fun fact

The UK doesn't have a formal constitution. The Magna Carta was the first legal government document ever in Europe. So I guess that makes sense at the first they just winged it. https://guides.ll.georgetown.edu/c.php?g=365741&p=2471214#:~:text=The%20United%20Kingdom%20has%20never,John%20of%20England%20in%201215.

[Cracklin Charlie]

11. I read in a book once...

That there existed a prophecy.

It went something like…when a Battenberg inherits the throne, it would be the end of the British monarchy.

Charles is a Battenberg.

I don’t wish it, or care, really. Just something I remember reading once.

[Joinfortmill]

35. Fascinating

[milestogo]

12. Neither are all the former British colonies.

[Srkdqltr]

13. Another time. Elizabeth's coronation came after a world wide depression and a war that devastated

England. I think hers marked the new beginning it was hopeful and uplifting for people who had been through an awful time. His almost looks like a rise of monarchs in a time when some world rulers seem to be looking for one person rule.

[Beakybird]

14. The coronation went smoothly, except the third row got a little Harry.

[Jilly_in_VA]

15. Me either, but for different reasons

Charles is a nudnik, and I cannot stand Camilla. They should be asterisks, and she will never be Queen in my mind.

[tinrobot]

16. Seeing Camilla in that ill-fitting crown - ick.

I get why Harry isn't too keen on the whole monarchy thing.

[maxrandb]

17. Seems pretty standard fare

A pumped up preening peacock inherits a bunch of stuff from his parents, becomes famous just for being famous, and gets to rule over a bunch of people.

Coronation of 2023, or election of 2016, it all kind of seems the same.

[Shanti Shanti Shanti]

18. Its for the British people to decide how they feel, its their country, not ours

[claudette]

25. Nobody here is actually

“Deciding” anything for the Brits. Just giving opinions and reactions to a display that has long passed its relevance

[Shanti Shanti Shanti]

26. Feeling superior are we? They have a 1000 years of history and tradition to reflect on, its for them

[claudette]

27. No, not feeling

"superior" to anyone. That's reserved for the "royals" who believe their blood line makes them superior to commoners. It's not "history" to have a monarchy that is no longer relevant in today's world. It's ridiculous, in my opinion.

[Sky Jewels]

28. Yeah, a long tradition and massive wealth built on plundering, brutalizing

and exploiting the labor and resources of colonies where brown-skinned people lived under the thumb of the royals and their brutal minions. That’s why Charles can ride around the pageantry in a golden carriage today.

[Shanti Shanti Shanti]

34. Blah blah blah, and our country was founded on whiskey and slavery, so special

[Sky Jewels]

37. But we don't continue to subsidize one family to live in unimaginable wealth

and ask minions to pledge fealty to them just because they happened by chance to emerge from certain select vaginas.

[pnwmom]

31. We are as entitled to have opinions of them as they are of us. I'm sure they have plenty

of opinions about Trump.

[raccoon]

19. I remember a psychic said Charles would be the last king of England.

[dchill]

21. Pretty sure Americans aren't supposed to be down with royalty.

So "not feeling it" is the proper reaction.

[Sky Jewels]

22. I have a hard time not thinking about the centuries of colonial exploitation,

slavery, genocide, and plundering that built up the riches of that family.

How many nameless, impoverished workers died in, say, sugar cane fields to pay for that golden carriage, for instance?

[moonscape]

29. Some of it seemed sp awkward. Though I

didn’t watch all of it, I did see the crowning and actually laughed. That crown looked like it weighed 100 lbs, Camilla was fussing with her hair when hers was placed, and reminded me as they sat there in their crowns like when one sees awkward animal pics when their owners dress them and they sit awkwardly in all the unnatural garb.

As an American I don’t have strong feelings one way or another, but could not get into the solemnity of the pageantry.

[Ilsa]

42. I kept wondering how many layers Charles was wearing. I saw a hot pink coat

on him, too. Camilla's ladies in waiting wore dresses almost identical to hers, and their hair was very similar.Are they her look-a-likes for safe traveling or for when Camillas is tired of Charles pawing her?

I missed all of it this morning except for the balcony appearance at the end. I've seen bits and pieces of the earlier stuff. I liked that one of the songs was sung in Welsh.

[MissMillie]

32. Me neither

though I admit I am feeling a little regret about not watching. The last one happened before I was born. I don't know that I'll ever get a chance to see another one.

I don't think much about the politics of it. Just the history.


I wonder if my Hulu account has a replay for me to watch.

[Talitha]

33. They both looked very tired and uncomfortable.

Age has not been kind to Charles, and Camilla has always reminded me of a sad cow. I'll leave it at that.

But I have to admit to watching every Royal event that's broadcast.

Doesn't matter if it's a wedding, a coronation or a funeral.

Because when it comes to traditional pageantry, NO ONE does it better than the Brits!!

[Joinfortmill]

36. 👍

[pnwmom]

41. I think the pageantry of Disney gives them a run for the money. nt