Coronation Watch-Along III

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Were they actually late though?
Someone said the order of service had them arriving exactly on time?

40thmonarch · Today 09:41
Were they actually late though?
Someone said the order of service had them arriving exactly on time?

As far as I could see the whole thing went off brilliantly but there has to be nit-picking about something.

I agree. It’s similar to secret filming.

4-year-old Prince Charles was in long trousers in 1953.

If anyone has seen the YouTube videos called 'bad lip reading' will know that you can interpret what people are saying in several different ways

4-year-old Prince Charles was in long trousers in 1953.

He looks adorable!

I wonder how many people from that photo are still alive?

Not many I shouldn't think!

Obviously Anne & Lady Glenconner possibly the page boys & a couple of the Queen's cousins?

Good question. Charles, Anne. According to this article, four of Queen Elizabeth II's first cousins are still alive and attended both coronations. https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a43635806/royals-attended-both-queen-elizabeth-king-charles-coronations-photos/ I think they're all in the photo above - Princess Alexandra, Duke of Gloucester, Duke of Kent, Prince Michael of Kent. Not sure who the other kilted boy is.

I think the Kents are on the left and the Gloucesters are on the right - 4 of them are still alive plus Charles and Anne. So my guess is 6!

Not sure who the other kilted boy is.

Far right kilt is the Duke of Gloucester's older brother who died as a young man I think.

Just noticed the embroidery on the Queen's ermine(?)

The embroidery on Penny Mordaunt's outfit was similar wasn't it?

Thanks, of course. I think I dimly remember his death being on the TV news. I see from Wikipedia that he died in 1972 when a plane he was piloting crashed.

these lip readers are so prying

Agree.

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Is there a point to picking up on one post from a fast moving three part thread that was made quite a way back and posting a series of emoticons without context? Other than pure dickishness that is.

I wonder if Mike Tindall some times pinches himself. I mean, it’s only because he struck up a friendship ( and marriage) to Zara that he’s in this position.

Must be quite surreal coming from a relatively normal background, to being in the firm and going to royal engagements and mixing with the RF!

Lip reading is hard without context.

And I think the boring comment has been twisted out of context. It's boring for the crowds, rather than boring for them. Which was pointed out by another poster.