End of an Era/HM King Charles III Coronation - Saturday 6th May 2023

[George 1978]

I will be watching HM King Charles III's coronation today (Saturday 6th May 2023).

It deserves a thread of its own...

[80sChav]

Was really sad to hear of t Her Majesty's dath at the time

Must say though i dissaprove of Charles being King and think they should have followed previous protocol Re;, Divorcess marrying again and being on the Throne

[George 1978]

I bet that a lot of people still sing "Queen" by accident instead of "King" when singing the National Anthem and Her Majesty's Theatre in London is now His Majesty's Theatre. Sometimes, it is like translating things from one gender to another.

It made me assume that Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre will probably be renamed the King's Medical Centre.

[darren]

Another thing ive just noticed they dont use the term qc which took my yrs to know what it meant its now kc.

[beccabear67]

I got my first ban at one forum (U.S. based too) for joining in with some complaining about the amount of coverage, but it was only a temporary one, and I had made respectful comments before... I did get tired of a few things being repeated over and over by various 'hosts' but hardly the only news story or event that can be said of. Unlike some sports do it didn't preempt anything I watch and not every channel was hours of a casket lying in state with various honour guards and the same list of things repeated and gone over even in hushed tones. I thought of the coverage as something separate from Elizabeth II who did mean a lot to myself and brought people together in many ways, and who served very well for so long. There are places she visited I will always associate with her whenever I pass near the same spots.

I hope Charles III lives and reigns long too.

[George 1978]

Yes, I believe that every couple of years, the powers that be had a "fire practice" as to preparing the funeral, going through the motions and all that.

I have now noticed that the "Operation London Bridge" situation has now been focused on King Charles III and what will happen when that happens. I have seen updated videos on YouTube about that.

[Richard1978]

I would defend the main coverage because as far as I am concerned, it has been (so far) a "once in a lifetime" event. I certainly don't think that it was "over the top" - it brought unity towards the public, and in many ways, brought them together.

It was going to happen, but we didn't know when.

Supposedly a lot of the funeral had been planned years beforehand, so it could be quickly brought into action when the event arose.

[George 1978]

I would defend the main coverage because as far as I am concerned, it has been (so far) a "once in a lifetime" event. I certainly don't think that it was "over the top" - it brought unity towards the public, and in many ways, brought them together.

It was going to happen, but we didn't know when.

[darren]

i myself was impressed how everything went off there wasnt much trouble altho in edinbugh a certain royal got booed for being associated with a certain person.

I just felt the coverage was too much but perhaps that cause im not ads big a royal family fan as others.

But we got a look at how royals are buried all the marching etc on the day of the funeral is smth most of us have never saw.

i watched almost all the coverage. It was very impressive how all the processions managed to stay co-ordinated, along with the camera crews.

[Hair Bear]

Flags and bunting all washed and ironed ready, fireworks ordered, food planned...

[George 1978]

Roll on Saturday 6th May and HM King Charles III's Coronation.

[Hair Bear]

Nearly four months on it still feels a bit like a ship without a rudder. I watched it all from leaving Balmoral and the tractor salute, to the final broadcast from Windsor. All in all, showed Great Britain at it's finest. I don't think there's any other country that can pull off pageantry like Britain.
Politics aside, I thought Penny Mordaunt did a superb job at the Proclamation. Her calm tone and clear controlled delivery was exceptional given the pressure of what she had to do.

On a lighter note...
The inkwell shuffle at the Proclamation.
The bishop who dropped his order of service.
The look given by Arch Bishop Welby when some of the younger members of the congregation seemed to decide to swap seats.
Charles and Camilla unsure where to sit at Windsor.

[Richard1978]

Also, I had BBC One on when Huw Edwards gave the news at 6.30 pm on Thursday 8th September - I feel that he has made history doing that. It would be nice if he was nominated for something as a result of being in the "right place at the right time" with regards to the news originally breaking.

Hopefully there with be a Bafta, the coverage was very good, though the BBC had been planning it for years.

[George 1978]

It feels so strange that we will have left the late Queen Elizabeth II behind in 2022, and that 2023 is the first year in most of our lives that she has not been with us.

[George 1978]

Also, I had BBC One on when Huw Edwards gave the news at 6.30 pm on Thursday 8th September - I feel that he has made history doing that. It would be nice if he was nominated for something as a result of being in the "right place at the right time" with regards to the news originally breaking.