I dunno about that. Given the longevity of his parents/grandmother, Charles could reign for 20 years easily!Yes I was laughing when the media was interviewing younger people in the street about why they wanted to come out and view in the rain and they were saying “It’s a once in a lifetime event.”
I was thinking “How long do you think he’s going to live? You’ll probably see another one or maybe even two. “
Yes, he is a direct descendant of Tsar Nicholas I. King George of Greece's wife was a Russian Grand Duchess named Olga, and she was the daughter of one of Nicholas I's sons.Charles isn't a descendant of the Romanovs. Like many European royals Prince Philip was a descendant of Queen Victoria (a great great grandson) and his great-aunt Alexandra, who was Queen Victoria's grand-daughter, had had the misfortune of marrying the Tsar Nicolai II.
I’m with Anderson Cooper who said there was no joy there. The POC were smart to find other things to do.Coronation crowd so white:
Coronation Crowd So White?
London's many people of color seemed to have skipped this morning's royal do.www.motherjones.com
Harry had the right idea to leave for the airport directly from the service.
I assume that given the economic woes, having women wear their tiaras would have seemed tone deaf, although Kate had a headpiece designed to be close to one, so I’m not sure that was helpful. At Elizabeth’s coronation, it was even worse - the nobles all wore their own crowns!
Lol. I am not sure I really would get one but i like the silver floral idea better than a fake jeweled tiara.
Wow! If you take Elizabeth and the clergy out of that picture it looks kind of like a Moose Lodge meeting. That is a lot of big headgear!
Eek and makes the king and queen look less special
I was kind of looking forward to that in that in the coronation, but didn't see a shot of the hereditary Duke's during the actual crowning. It's the only time that they are allowed to wear their coronets is immediately after the sovereign is crowned.
Because spending £100 million on a coronation in the midst of a cost of living crisis isn’t tone deaf at all.
She was there with her husband
Incest is wincest!
Andrew wasn’t on the balcony
Did you mean someone else? He isn’t a working royal anymore and it was always made clear he wouldn’t be there.Because spending £100 million on a coronation in the midst of a cost of living crisis isn’t tone deaf at all.
Long Live TRADITION - Kings & Queens, Tiaras or not!
I saw an interview with a Jamaican lady who was there with her family. The felt the need to move multiple times as it took them a while to find a camp out spot where they felt welcome. At several prime spots, they were told that there was no room for them.
She's Lord President of the Privy Council whose Coronation day job is to hold the 8lb Sword of State.YAY!!!! Our local PBS station will live-telecast the Coronation Concert beginning at 3pm eastern time today! Same time zone for us in the Caribbean. That’s why I love & donate to PBS! So few bits of happiness in life today but PBS comes through. Royal Ballet will be included. Hugh Boneville to host.
I watched via Fox News yesterday…Piers Morgan was spot-on with his catty Harry/Meghan (and Andrew) comments. Nothing but JOY & happiness in their interviews of crowd goers, incl many US citizens.
Interesting that a UK conservative politician, Penny Mordaunt, was chosen to play a large role in the investiture…almost a star of the show in her teal outfit, including a Russian-style “kokoshnik”-style hat.
King's coronation: Why is everyone talking about Penny Mordaunt?
Social media users are calling her the Pippa Middleton of the King’s coronation.uk.style.yahoo.com
William looked very, very emotional when robing his father. And by "emotional," I mean "sad." DD speculates he was thinking about Diana. He misses his mum.
They all looked enormously sad the whole time. Charles looked like it was the worst day of his life. I think just crushed under the enormity of the moment and its significance, and thinking of those not there (his parents for Charles, Diana for William), and it’s a very solemn service, no room for celebration or joy. They looked very relieved and happy afterwards on the balcony!
Weren’t you the one frothing at the mouth a few weeks ago about having to pay your TV licence?
I was calculating that in but younger people (40s or younger) should still be around in 20 years or so to see William crowned.
I kept looking for my super fave, Michael of Kent…who looks a lot like his cousin, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.
He was behind Andrew wasn’t he?
Weren’t you the one frothing at the mouth a few weeks ago about having to pay your TV licence?
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I went looking for it, too! It is also on my local PBS station, (LPB) KLTS channel 24. 2p.m. central. It certainly has changed through the years. I remember when we only had three local stations/channels which were ABC channel 3, NBC channel 6 and CBS channel 12. There was no cable tv, satellite tv or internet (World Wide Web). That was during the 50's to late 60's when there was only black & white TV. We had to switch to UHF and use rabbit ears in order to get LPB, channel 24. And it didn't always come in very clear using the rabbit ears. Sometimes LPB would come in clear when Mr. Rogers came on!YAY!!!! Our local PBS station will live-telecast the Coronation Concert beginning at 3pm eastern time today! Same time zone for us in the Caribbean. That’s why I love & donate to PBS! So few bits of happiness in life today but PBS comes through. Royal Ballet will be included. Hugh Boneville to host.
I watched via Fox News yesterday…Piers Morgan was spot-on with his catty Harry/Meghan (and Andrew) comments. Nothing but JOY & happiness in their interviews of crowd goers, incl many US citizens.
Interesting that a UK conservative politician, Penny Mordaunt, was chosen to play a large role in the investiture…almost a star of the show in her teal outfit, including a Russian-style “kokoshnik”-style hat.
King's coronation: Why is everyone talking about Penny Mordaunt?
Social media users are calling her the Pippa Middleton of the King’s coronation.
