Yeah, I noticed that too. I think it was more around how he had to wait so damn long to get the role...

... but yeah. Dude, it's your big day, a once in a lifetime event that's costing millions to put on - at least try to look happy!

Just smile and wave, thats all you have to do to somewhat legitimate that obscene wealth that you ancestors stole!

I watched the coronation broadcasts. They have the momentum motherfuckers! 🔥
The spectacle and setting throughout this cathedral was a real masterpiece and a feast for the ears. Until I switched from TV sound to a set of better speakers for a better experience. I had shivers! Also, even though it's a bit far from the UK for me. This is the first time in my life I have seen such an event, and the British have seen such a celebration for many years. Wow! 😃

As for Princess Diana... Well, that's a mystery. And there are as many conspiracy theories around her death and Karol's affair with his current wife as there are theories about flat earth, reptilians or an invented pandemic. It's a pity to delve into it in my opinion, but I suspect that this thread certainly divided the royal family. Such a thread certainly affected the children, the royal family and Charles himself. After all, Henry and William, as still small children, lost their mother. This is a sad story.

It was such flashy nonsense. There are grown up people wearing silly costumes doing all of those silly rituals and they are completely serious about it all. Its like a Monthy Python sketch.

... including the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch, oops the Golden Orb 😁

I watched the coronation on TV and frankly it got boring REAL quick. Almost fell asleep 😴

The only thing I liked was the music. As a greek-orthodox christian I was suprised by the orthodox choral when he got all the fancy stuff. Also the music by Händel is just divine. I really like Händel.

yeah, i thought it was weird how sad he looked, my step dad figured it was the weight of the responsibilities coming down on him, although if you ask me, the royal family are pretty much figure heads at this point, just something for tourists to gawk at, they've barely had a say in anything for years now

What responsibilities? He has no political power. He is like a fancy mascot of the country.

exactly, even if he tried to do something, the government would step in and tell him "no, we're not going to let you do that"
if it doesn't coincide with their interests anyway

Conspiracies aside, Diana and her death has cast a long shadow over the royal family, and her ghost indeed still haunts them to this very day.

Yeah, the coronation is out of place in today's world, but it is quite the spectacle to see, I'll admit. Good show, as the Brits would say.

Meh. honestly, I am completely anty monarchy. I am glad that my country got rid of this circus oner a century ago. I always say, I am glad to be a citicen, not a subject.

Heh. Technically he's now Head of State of my country on the other side of the planet... so technically he's my king. 🤪

For what it's worth. Personally, after the ruckus over republican protesters being pre-emptively arrested on coronation day, Aotearoa becoming a Republic by making the current governor-general Head of State is looking to be not a bad idea.

Right, I almost forgot. He is actually King of several countries. Well I hope for you to become a republic. Barbados has cut their colonial ties just recently and it seems like Jamaica will be next.

I watched it at home on my laptop and this is the first time I have seen it.

Yeah, I mean the last coronation was some 70 years ago...

I'm flashing back to Dragonball Z: Abridged with that dialogue.

Somebody got it...

"Wow. These Burger King commercials are really getting LIT!"

NGL, at this point the Burger King is more regal.

Honestly, I don't follow much of the English Royal family, though I do remember how tragic it was when Diana died, and to be truthful it was rather wasteful seeing how it could have all been avoided if those damn people would have just left her alone.

Yeah, she was very popular, but from what I read she was dumb as a sack of hammers.

I think the ceremony was a bit... do we really have to do this? If it was more glamours with a ton of pomp, I think it would have been more entertaining and a statement to the world that the UK can still be great even if not apart of the EU anymore. As it was, it looked like a weak man, wearing his grandfathers hand me downs, wearing a small woman's crown, trying to be impressive, while trying not to appear like a old man who knew he wasn't long for this world. Adding insult to injury, I think it made his nation look like its broke, weak, and miserable.

It was all just very silly and out of time. I get it, its Chucks big day that he waited for his whole life long, good for him, but the UK has really some dire problems at the moment.