The sun rose in Britain the day after the coronation and thousands of Brits celebrated it in their neighborhoods, at a patriotic Grand Royal Luncheon. The classic sandwiches with cucumber, egg and tuft, Queen Elizabeth’s coronation chicken to replace the Quiche Royal proposed by Prince Charles with spinach and cheese, cupcakes and lots of champagne and beer.
A vacation, that it concluded with a concert at Windsor Palacewhere King Carlos III and Queen Camila decided to rest on Sunday, after an exhausting Saturday.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his billionaire Indian wife hosted a big lunch and tea party in Downing St, where they invited US first lady Jill Biden and her granddaughterwho attended the coronation as a replacement for the president.
Finger sandwiches, salmon from Scotland, soda bread from Northern Ireland, coronation quiches, ice cream and a huge cake in the shape of a decorated British bus were all on the menu. The Sunaks do not drink alcohol as they are practicing Hindus.
Along with her granddaughter Finnegan, Jill Biden was the unexpected guest of honour at this official Coronation Party in Downing St, where she was received by Ashata Murty and her two daughters, American and British because they were born in California, when she and the premier were studying at Stanford University.
It’s been 70 years since Coronation Weekend in Britain, which features a bank holiday Monday to wind down from the party and for Brits to volunteer.
With pennants in the colors of the British flag, he invited this prime minister of Indian origin and child of immigration to 150 “British heroes” let’s celebrate. Many belonged to the Indian community, delighted by the invitation and proud, because they contribute heavily to the British GDP. They had been invited by their actions to transform the community.
There were two long tables covered with white linen, porcelain plates and coffee cups branded Charles III, there were their daughters Krishna and Anoiushka and Nova, their dog, wearing a Union Jack bandanna.
The Grand Coronation Luncheon
This is how the Big Lunch began nationwide to celebrate the coronation of King Charles and Camilla. In neighborhoods, towns and big cities, neighbors met on the street in restaurants and pubs. They knew each other because they had taken their boys to school or because they all went to the same school.
A community spirit where the jokes, the conversations of yesterday’s ceremony, the clothes, the personality of the king, the defeat of the Conservatives on Friday in the local elections, the probable general elections and the British future prevailed. They were more populous in the interior than in London.
At classic London restaurant The Ivy in Chelsea, everyone was partying. From waiters with British flags for the royal brunch to “5 o’clock tea”, served as for kings, to diners: finger sandwiches, cupcakes, Earl Gray tea. For brunch, the classic eggs had been renamed Royal Eggs for the occasion. There wasn’t a pin.
“It is an unforgettable day to be in London. My parents were at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, I I had the chance to see Carlos and Camila. Tell my nieces and nephews,” explained Linda, an elegant South African who shared “5 o’clock tea” with her friends at The Ivy, with that ineffable imperial decoration.
William and Kate, the Prince and Princess of Wales, made an appearance at Windsor to the surprise of picnic-goers. casual clothes they chatted with those who celebrated, with inflatable or braided crowns, on the long avenue that leads to the building.
King Charles and Queen Camilla, crowned in a lavish and historic ceremony on Saturday, they were “deeply moved“from events,” Buckingham Palace said.
The royal couple were “deeply grateful” to all who helped make it “such a glorious occasion” and to the “many” who showed up to show their support, the palace said.
“This is boring”
But since kings don’t talk, all channels have engaged lip readers to find out what they’re really thinking when they speak. When the King arrived early at Westminster Abbey for his coronation, one of his classic whims was discovered. He had to wait in the carriage for five minutes before entering the church, “This is boring”said the king as he waited to be crowned.
The Prince and Princess of Wales were late with their children, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis in the Mall, and the King and Queen couldn’t enter the abbey earlier. By protocol, the princes of Wales had to do it first.
With the world looking at what the king did to be crowned, a hired lip reader from skynews She read what the king was saying to Queen Camila, who is the only one who calms his fits of anger.
“We can never be punctual,” said the king. This is negative…There is always something…It’s boring,” said the ruler.
The published dialogue must have marred the sovereign’s rest at Windsor because was the most watched on tv the day after his coronation, when they are taking care of his image of his famous “capricci”.
Popularity and acceptance are essential for a House of Windsor, which has an acceptance of 56% e not 70 percent of Elizabeth II’s days.
looking for popularity
The concert at Windsor Palace on Sunday evening was a popular tribute to a sovereign who came to power at the age of 74 and is in need of modernity. It is contributed by the Princes of Wales, William and Kate and their children, including George, the future heir. The little princes danced to the music.
There were Edward and Sophie, the Dukes of Edinburgh and their boys, Peter Philips and his daughters, granddaughters of the King. But the big news was Fergie, the Duchess of York, who was finally invited along with her ex-husband, Prince Andrew, who appears to have slowly reincorporated into the royal family following the Epstein case.
It was the decision, after a dramatic family reunion, in which his brothers warned the king of the Duke of York’s depression and its risks. The formerly divorced behaved like a married couple and were accompanied by their daughters, Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice and their husbands. There were also Zara and Mike Tindall, children of Princess Anne.
Not all the great artists who attended the concert Queen Elizabeth’s Jubilee was there. Princess Diana’s friend Elton John declined to attend. Neither was Paul McCartney performing or Brian May of Queens.
But the big stars were missing sang Andrea Boccelli, Lionel Richie, Kate Perry, Take that, among others. The concert opened with DJ PeteTong and Feel the love.
More than 20,000 people listened to the famous Chinese pianist Lang Lan and singer Nicole Scherzinger. But the idea that everyone who was there represented the dream of the Commonwealth, a fragile institution.
The Muppets and Miss Piggy filled the concert with nostalgia and made the king laugh. Lucy Illingworth played the piano. Stella McCarthey, Paul’s daughter and great designer, spoke of conservationism and defense of the sovereign’s ecology. Halfway through the concert, William, Prince of Wales gave his speech. After reminding their grandmother Isabella II that she would be proud of them, this ceremony had only one goal: “To serve others”.
“Dad, we are all proud of you”, he said, before applause and a subsequent and sung “God save the King”.
Lionel Richie contributed the rest. The American singer said after his version of Easy that he believed King would bring “a new flavor. A lot of people don’t know this, but he has an amazing sense of humor, which we haven’t seen.” I think in the future we’ll see a little bit of that and, of course, inclusiveness.”
Prince Harry and Meghan were missing, the Dukes of Sussex, at the concert and on the balcony. Bridgeerton star Adjooa Andoh should have apologized when she said Buckingham Palace’s balcony was ‘terribly white’ on coronation day.
Charles’ grief over his son Harry’s departure to California after his coronation brought him to notice at the family luncheon at Buckingham Palace, after stepping onto the balcony.
“Sincerely disappointed”, Charles III made a moving toast to his nephew Archie, ‘wherever you are’, at the post-coronation buffet, even though Prince Harry had already left.
Their son Archie had not been invited to the coronation, his father was present at the Abbey but immediately traveled to Montecito to celebrate his fourth birthday with him, Meghan and their friends.
The King raised a glass to toast the fourth birthday of Prince Harry’s son Archie in an emotional tribute to the nephew he has just seen.
Charles made sure to mention Archie and Lilibet, their absent grandchildren, as well as those present on their big day.
The poignant moment came during a private family gathering at the palace following his coronation at Westminster Abbey and his balcony appearance with Queen Camilla.
The 74-year-old King looked “actually quite disappointed that his son didn’t stay”. Despite the lengthy negotiations, he knew Harry would be placed in the third row of the abbey, I would not attend the ceremony and that he was leaving right away because the boys weren’t invited and Meghan, his mixed-race wife, stayed with them.
The King also toasted his three grandchildren, Prince George, who also served as page of honour, Charlotte and Louis, the children of the Princes of Wales.
Source: Clarin
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