Coronation cover is so naff

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Whether you are a fan of the RF or not, does the coverage have to be quite so cringeworthy in tone? Is it worse than usual or am I just jaded? Just listening to some CoE rep on the news and the reverential toadying tone made me turn over. Can’t anyone report on what’s happening without being quite such kiss arses?

I had to google the spoon - didn't know anything about that.

Baffled at the Stone of Destiny travelling from Edinburgh to London for the event! 😄

I don't know anything about spoons or stones but I'm guessing they are all historically significant. Not just that Charles likes a big spoon to carry about on his days out.

No. It is just ridiculous to have this message going out all over the weekend on the tubes from two hugely entitled and wealthy people who are lording it over us. Honestly it is laughable, wish I was in London to see the reactions.

Call me bitter if you like. Don't care. I could come up with a few choice names for those buying into all of this, but I won't.

I cannot wait for it to be over.

@Janiie
"I thought the pub visit was a nice laid back touch"

Nothing says laid back like packing the pub with your own staff and pretending you popped in unannounced lol

Ok I think I've found one person who fell for it lol !

The spoon is to carry the unicorn egg in surely?

South Africa none too happy this morning with the Star of Africa the world's largest diamond 530carats being used for his sceptre which he will hold throughout the ceremony. They want it back

It was presented to the Monarchy in 1905 whilst Africa was under our colonial rule.

The star of Africa stolen 100 years ago - Hardly ancient ritual is it ?

I'm surprised royalists dont know about the about the anointing spoon and this Republican does

I'm of the belief that despite a lot of waffle about history a lot of royalists don't know exactly what is is they are supporting

The anointing has been clung on to as it was used to convey divine right for centuries - in the days when some belived all that
The 'royals' have kept all the ritual to help with the con

The carriages and other Disney aspects - not ancient . A couple of hundred years if that .
English Coronations were often drunken and disorderly . They smartened up a bit when the Germans took over.

They stole the stone from Scotland too

Cringeworthy tone-deaf propaganda

'English Coronations were often drunken and disorderly . They smartened up a bit when the Germans took over '

The Germans. Oh this thread. All the posters that bicker on other threads trying to pretend they just do not agree with nastiness and unfair scrutiny are showing their true colours here.

Deep breaths and smelling salts all round I'd suggest.

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What are you in about ?

I'm referring to the Hanoverians

House of Hanover

George was about 50th ( !) in line for the throne but was drafted in because everyone closer was Catholic

'They stole the stone from Scotland too'

I believe it is only here for the Coronation and is being returned after?!

Well call them that then. Your sneery 'the Germans' was meant as just that, a sneer.

Good grief Janiie... with all due respect, you sneer endlessly ... honestly you do, so it's a bit rich you pulling someone up on that.

Oh! That has actually made me want to watch it!

I saw a couple of buntings around our area. But that's it.

I really want to know if Waitrose has started producing the Coronation Quiche yet. Because the one I made was bloody awful.

The 'Mind the Gap' tone was really odd. He sounded embarrassed to be saying it.

I liked rhe beer label: 'DOOM' being so prominent in yesterday's pub pics

Sorry Tired but that made me laugh 🤣

I haven't attempted it although I do make quiches. I like broad beans small and shelled (what a faff to do that), I know the spinach would give me a soggy bottom, no cheese, that should be law in a quiche... and tarragon isn't my favourite herb.

All in all I'll stick with my favourites.

@Roussette

It did have a soggy bottom even though I cooked the spinach down and down and down and down. Although at a certain point (I was also drinking wine) i lost the will and just dumped it in.

I am not a natural quiche maker though tbf. I just went on the Waitrose coronation part of the website and there is a lovely pic of a quiche with asparagus and peas in it which sounds more to my taste much better.

Asparagus and peas sounds delish! Much better than the Coro one!

I asked the Waitrose manager where the vegan version of the Coronation Quiche was. Yes, petty minded, out and proud. Sadly they didn't have one. Oh well...

I do quite like Waitrose but carefully boycott all the Duchy stuff.

Pull me up about it at the time, or report posts. To say a blanket 'you sneer endlessly' without any evidence is silly. Sarcasm and wit is not always sneering .

So you think somoene saying 'the Germans smartened up the royal family' is not sneery? Righto, whatever.

I looked around for Coronation Quiche this week but no luck. No one stocking it. I'm trying to show willing - I like Brits get togethers but I'm not a royalist. I used to be a royalist - I was blind but now I see😉

I think all the coverage just shows how ridiculous it all is. Although I did enjoy the coverage of how different the Royal Family in the Netherlands are. They at least look like they belong in the modern world and not as if they are trying to cosplay Victorian families.

@Janiie

I assumed people didn't want details but ok then

English coronations were considered boring and Europeans had more pizazz . That's what I meant by 'smartening up'
But I get why you are touchy about the 'royals'

Why the fuss about Germans ? We know Phillip was German and danish .

George ( house of Hanover ) was actually 56th in line for the throne - so many breaks in this so called 1000 year lineage

All of us here have the same lineage !