The Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III

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The King and Queen are now to receive Communion.

Camilla is now no longer Queen Consort. She is Queen.

 

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The Prince of Wales pays homage to his father just after the King was crowned, then kisses him on the cheek.

 

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The King and Queen have been crowned and enthroned.

The procession to lead the King and Queen back to Buckingham Palace is forming up.

It will be much larger than the procession to Westminster Abbey - and in the golden State Coach, which was built in 1762.

It will be a breathtaking sight.

 

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The four native languages of Britain have been spoken in the ceremony: English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic, Irish Gaelic.

 

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Bells ring out as the King and Queen leave Westminster Abbey wearing a more familiar crown.

It sounds like wedding bells.

Another chapter has been written in the ancient British royal coronation.

 

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And here's the finale: a MILE long procession back to Buckingham Palace, with thousands of army, Royal Navy and RAF personnel.

 

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The British are quite good at parades.

 

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1.4 miles long. As the King and Queen enter Buckingham Palace the tail end will be passing the Cenotaph.

 

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This is amazing. Those horses are dressed in blue.

This is the largest parade in Britain since 1953.

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

This is amazing. Those horses are dressed in blue.

This is the largest parade in Britain since 1953.

You mean Anne?

 

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As I say, we Brits are good at parades. And you can't get better than this.

Princess Anne, Gold Stick, goes by as crowds shout: "God Save the King!"

 

[Blackleaf]

You mean Anne?

I've just seen Anne. She rode her horse as Gold Stick, ceremonial guard to her brother.

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

That you are. We even have a song about it. . .

We looked down the river and we seed the British come
And there must have been a hundred of'em beatin' on the drum
They stepped so high and they made their bugles ring
We stood behind our cotton bales and didn't say a thing

We fired our guns and the British kept a'comin'
There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago
We fired once more and they began to runnin'
On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico

--Johnny Horton, The Battle of New Orleans

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

I've just seen Anne. She rode her horse as Gold Stick, ceremonial guard to her brother.

Well, calling her Old Stick is kinda mean.

 

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You're jealous, T-Bones.

Nobody can put on a spectacle quite like the British. This was the biggest event in 70 years for us and yet it looks like we've pulled a blinder again. No mistakes.

Magnificent.

 

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Camilla's face...

Looks like she did a 100 yard dash in a 90 yard gym.

 

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The King and Queen have arrived back at Buckingham Palace.

It will take a while for the rest of parade to arrive there, it's so big.

There's also news that something is going to happen at Buckingham Palace...

 

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Camilla's face...

Looks like she did a 100 yard dash in a 90 yard gym.

Jealous.

 

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Beefeaters and other military personnel are forming up in the grounds of Buckingham Palace...

 

[Hoof Hearted]

Jealous.

No. I'm just not a Royal Watcher, even though they are now my King and Queen. I like old hockey players and baseball players that I grew up with from my youth....much rather meet them than any Royal or Hollywood celebrity.