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To doubt that a big Coronation is actually what the public wants

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sunflowersatdawn · 22/01/2023 20:15

It seems as if the press are now saying that people do want a big Coronation ceremony which surprised me - surely with people not being able to afford food and heating it all seems so OTT especially just after the jubilee. Makes me wonder how they got the information that this is what people actually want. I know there'll be the usual flag wavers but surely most people don't want or need money to be wasted on a big celebration?

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ExtraOnions · 22/01/2023 20:45

I’m looking forward to it .. planning on going to
London, and try to get a good spot to see the parade. I’m not even a royalist …

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sunflowersatdawn · 22/01/2023 20:48

To me it seems very odd anyway to be putting a crown on someone's head. I'm all for royal weddings so I'm not a killjoy. But the coronation seems like something very old fashioned and out of date. However plenty on here do want a big do.

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coralgeo · 22/01/2023 20:49

LottoLaura · 22/01/2023 20:44

Correct, but that’s what the OP has used to indicate why it’s less believable that the majority are pro coronation.

Goodness me. It’s called context

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I don't understand your point?

Yes, the OP thinks that in the context of a cost of living crisis, that the majority wouldn't want a big coronation.

SprayedWithDettol · 22/01/2023 20:52

Fortunately I will be out of the country when it happens. It's a bloody relief that I won't be here for the sycophantic nonsense.

sashagabadon · 22/01/2023 20:53

We’ve not had one for 70 years so the bigger the better imo

Toomanycars · 22/01/2023 20:54

It’s a fantastic chance to showcase Britain to the World, drum up tourism and help kick start the economy. No one does pomp and ceremony like the British.

yousmellnice · 22/01/2023 20:55

I get a paid day off so I'm happy. Also its quite fun when there's a teaparty etc. I hope they give all the school kids a mug or something.

IreneGoodnight · 22/01/2023 20:55

Bread and circuses.

Motheranddaughter · 22/01/2023 20:55

Given that it is 70 years since the last one,l say go large or go home

yousmellnice · 22/01/2023 20:55

Toomanycars · 22/01/2023 20:54

It’s a fantastic chance to showcase Britain to the World, drum up tourism and help kick start the economy. No one does pomp and ceremony like the British.

Ah yes and this

turquoisegem · 22/01/2023 20:55

I'm never apposed to an extra day off work.

yousmellnice · 22/01/2023 20:58

Motheranddaughter · 22/01/2023 20:55

Given that it is 70 years since the last one,l say go large or go home

Good point. How big can they make it?

yousmellnice · 22/01/2023 20:59

ExtraOnions · 22/01/2023 20:45

I’m looking forward to it .. planning on going to
London, and try to get a good spot to see the parade. I’m not even a royalist …

I'm going to watch it on TV with a tin of ready mixed pimms..classy me

TheSnowyOwl · 22/01/2023 21:00

Some will agree, some won’t. 🤷🏼‍♀️

KimberleyClark · 22/01/2023 21:00

I don’t think many Welsh people want an investiture like Charles had. Probably won’t happen anyway. Small ceremony at Senedd or something.

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sunflowersatdawn · 22/01/2023 21:01

It’s a fantastic chance to showcase Britain to the World, drum up tourism and help kick start the economy. No one does pomp and ceremony like the British.

I disagree with this. We already look like clowns on the world stage after Brexit and then Boris Johnson and Liz Truss.How is an OTT crowning of an old bloke getting out of a golden carriage etc going to impress anyone? It'll just make us look even more mad! and not in a good way.

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ghostyslovesheets · 22/01/2023 21:02

SerendipityJane · 22/01/2023 20:21

And the public wants what the public gets, but I don't get what this society wants ..

MN has made me happy tonight - a Doctor Who thread and a Jam quote!

KimberleyClark · 22/01/2023 21:02

yousmellnice · 22/01/2023 20:55

Ah yes and this

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I’d rather we did schools, hospitals, public services and transport well than pomp and ceremony tbh.

Bubblebubblebah · 22/01/2023 21:03

sunflowersatdawn · 22/01/2023 21:01

It’s a fantastic chance to showcase Britain to the World, drum up tourism and help kick start the economy. No one does pomp and ceremony like the British.

I disagree with this. We already look like clowns on the world stage after Brexit and then Boris Johnson and Liz Truss.How is an OTT crowning of an old bloke getting out of a golden carriage etc going to impress anyone? It'll just make us look even more mad! and not in a good way.

Honestly, at least be clowns with right amount of sparkle and pomp. Embrace it
It's not like not having big ceremony will make everyone think better of uk....

Ooooh tenner that Boris does something embarrassing

Wonnle · 22/01/2023 21:06

Mylaferret · 22/01/2023 20:38

Who are all these sycophants who want millions spent on some over privileged tosser getting a crown put on his head?

Time to abolish the monarchy.

Too bloody right !

BBC royal arse lickers will be out in force

AdventFridgeOfShame · 22/01/2023 21:07

kitsuneghost · 22/01/2023 20:35

I read earlier it is costing £100m. That money would be well better spent giving each of us £1.50 toward our cost of living increases.

😂

Yep, Charles and the Counsellors of State should jump in a mini bus, swing past Lambeth Palace to collect Justin and pop off to the Tower. Kate's good with a camera, she could film it. No extra security needed.

Maybe £1.50 is a good deal.

Bagsundermyeyestoday · 22/01/2023 21:07

Jubilee. Funeral. Now coronation. Wonder how much it'll all add up to 🤔

Bubblebubblebah · 22/01/2023 21:09

AdventFridgeOfShame · 22/01/2023 21:07

😂

Yep, Charles and the Counsellors of State should jump in a mini bus, swing past Lambeth Palace to collect Justin and pop off to the Tower. Kate's good with a camera, she could film it. No extra security needed.

Maybe £1.50 is a good deal.

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Maybe Gretna Green could do a quickie coronation 😂
Can you actually elope coronation

CoorieInByTheFire · 22/01/2023 21:11

I don’t know anyone who’s interested in old jug ears and his new hat, we just want the Loch Ness Noncer stripped of his title.

notnownorma · 22/01/2023 21:14

LottoLaura · 22/01/2023 20:44

Correct, but that’s what the OP has used to indicate why it’s less believable that the majority are pro coronation.

Goodness me. It’s called context

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No, you don't understand. If you support the Coronation you don't care about struggling people and are a Bad Person, unlike the Worthy and Correct Republicans and the Decent, Feeling People.