Coronation Watch-Along II

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Carry on.

Thread one:

I would never call myself the greatest royalist, I’m not bothered either way.

But I loved that for the horses, the music, the colour and the history.

So good

Loved the spectacle and music

Imo we’d be mad to throw this away

This is the bumpy coach 😀

I clocked that too - a bit like the candle at the funeral.

Grr. The kids were taking lumps out of each other so I've had to drag my sorry arse to the playground get them to burn some energy off.

Both adhd, neither of them could manage to just stay nicely at home for the duration of the ceremony, never mind sit through a service.

Gutted to miss the smiley bit

I can't see anyone wearing one of those ermine capes around their shoulders without thinking of the King of the Birds from the Rupert Bear annuals.

Imagine a heavy WET bearskin, the poor buggers.

@TitsInAbsentia Elgar Pomp and Circumstance March no 4 - is that the one you meant?

You're correct, my mistake.

I did, I even muttered my way through the Eucharist, I can now stay in bed tomorrow!

Same.

Do the riders nearest the carriage have blonde wigs under their hats?

It was fascinating.
This is the uncomfortable coach
They don't like this one much

My Dad says my Grandad bought a TV so they could watch, the whole village came round to watch. He was so excited that they had a TV, my Grandad returned it to the shop the day after the Coronation and they didn't get another one for a fair few years.

I want a cape now

What a shame about the weather. How very British.

I said exactly that to DH

The weather ! The one thing money can't buy

My Mum said she went round to a friend’s to watch QEII’s coronation on the telly … and they were sent out the room for giggling. Perhaps not surprising if it was four hours long.

Weird things you never thought you'd say - Oh good here comes the marching

How rude calling him an old man on itv, ageist.

Our village church bells are bing bonging right now!

My grandparents had also bought a tv, mum says she remembers the amount of people in their living room.

That carriage was first seen in 1762.

Look at that gold coach bouncing around like a fairground ride!