Wales Children in Coronation procession

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George, Charlotte and Louis will be in the Coronation Procession. A shame Archie was not invited to join them.

I'm definitely not chomping at the bit to see photos of Sussex children. If I happened to see one I'd think 'cute' and that would be it, same for Wales children.

On a tangent, if you don't eat meat what would your coronation sandwich be? Same flavourings as the chicken ones but which protein? Not sure that chickpeas would work.

Or do you think Charles will introduce a new coronation snack?

A pressing matter at just gone 4.30am :)

Personally I feel that none of the children should be paraded about. Let them be children and live their lives in private. Poor George is the exception I suppose. What a fate.

I agree. But there is a huge thirst for glimpses of the children. All of them.

We're going to have a street party. I have no idea about my neighbours views on the monarchy, we've never discussed it. The coronation has been a trigger to get ourselves organised. We've done similar for a neighbour's 80th birthday (her family are not nearby so we wanted to do something special), a wedding anniversary, and other occasions.

The difference is we've invited more people because it's a public 'trigger', so it's been an excuse to invite neighbours further up that we don't really know, and quite a few are coming.

I helps that we live in a cul de sac so don't need to worry about permission to block the road 😀

Except for the titles

They did at first, didn't they? Yet in the Netflix doc we saw the children clearly, in quite private family moments, including Archie in the bath.

What a lovely thing to do for your neighbour!

I also don't get why we need to see there royal children (George) included.

@Roussette I've had three 5 years olds, and for them anything big is just a great adventure. Maybe my kids are just well adjusted. William and kate's kids look pretty well adjusted too.

This is not a typical 'second family'. One family will be on the throne, the other family won't (and profess to anyone who will listen how they aren't interested anyway). Let's stop feeding the drama.

As if a 5 year old has any conception of the eyes of the world being on them 😂😂😂😂

That's a clever post from you

Yes, I too, have had well adjusted 5 year olds.

We've all lived there for many years and have got to know each other, helped with each others children/dogs/missed rubbish collections/parcel deliveries etc. In lockdown we socialised by sitting on our drives (more than 2m away from each other) most weekends. tbh honest I think I socialised more during lockdown than I did out of lockdown 😂

I grew up in a rural area that was far less welcoming - it always makes me laugh when people say London is unfriendly and little villages have a sense of community!

Last coronation was 70 years ago, so that seems like a good deal, esp when the Coronation will also make a significant amount of money.

US Presidential inaugurations are every 4 years, 2017 cost $175-200M, and they cost similar regardless if Republican or Democrat. 70M is private donations, the US taxpayer pays the rest.

The French pay 3.5-4M € every year for the Bastille Day celebrations, plus NYE, Presidential inaugurations 4 yearly.

All this stuff costs money. Every system for a HoS costs money.

I'm old enough to remember a fair amount of complaining about why we were spending so much money on an event. The bidding process alone cost millions, which was criticised also.

It's viewed as a success now, because we won a few medals.

But there was the same level of criticism towards the Olympics about the cost as there is now towards the Coronation.

The Olympics was a bit different in that it celebrates the achievements of a large number of people who have put a lot of measurable effort into getting to that point.
The coronation feels like pandering to the whims of KCs inner five-year-old child who used to play dress up with discarded royal garb. It is a huge expense to indulge one person for a couple of days during a cost of living crisis. He won't be able to perform effectively for a long time simply because of his age. He is a pleasant chap but he has not always behaved honorably and he does not have the massive public support to justify the expenditure.

Despite knowing that, he is still spending it up by commissioning a new gold carriage and various other things I have heard about. The format of inviting the 80s popstars to perform after each event has grown really tired.

Plitvice, that's your take on it. Others view it differently. Charles could be king for quarter of a century. Despite what republicans would have you believe, there is still plenty of support for the monarchy. Many are looking forward to the coronation.The coronation is not 'indulging one person', it's a state occasion.

That said, I'll accept the extra bank holiday and I will tune in to the highlights. As with the other mass events, it will be hard to escape.
However, I am definitely expecting a second coronation soon. They are a bit like (really unreliable) buses. One doesn't arrive for seventy years and then two turn up within a few years of each other 🙂

Why does absolutely everything need to be about “inspiring” children? Exactly. And being 'role models'

Nobody said everything has to be about inspiring children. It was a point being made about the value to many more people of the olympics. Whereas the coronation is about celebrating one man, one family. It doesn’t matter that you enjoy watching it. It’s sole purpose is to elevate one man one family

They are two completely different events with completely different purposes. Both are for a very select few and both cost money to stage. Some events are out of reach of ordinary people. Sailing for instance

TBH elite level sport as a whole is beyond the reach of most people so the Olympics is elevating a very few people above most. At a cost of £8billion.

The coronation isn't about 'celebrating' one man, it's an event of significant cultural and traditional importance (yeah, yeah, I know some don't care).

Despite knowing that, he is still spending it up by commissioning a new gold carriage and various other things I have heard about.
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I wonder about the accuracy of the things you've heard, because Charles hasn't commissioned a new Coach. It's being built by an Australian coach builder and is being given as a gift.
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www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/people/kings-state-coach-first-made-for-king-in-over-200-years-to-feature-work-by-humber-boatyard-woodcarver-3977440
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I find it bizarre to say it's not about one man. Of course it is! Of course, attached to that is some religious significance for those who want it, and it will mean different things to different people.

We don't have to have it. He is already King. The coronation is basically a costly national pageant, a ritual. And a way of the RF saying... we're still here and not going anywhere!