50 Funny, Spot-On And Savage Reactions To The Coronation From People Who Said What Everyone Else Was Thinking
On Saturday, May 6th, 2023, the whole world watched as Britain’s new king, King Charles III, had his official coronation. It was a beautiful event with more than 2,000 guests in attendance, but even a historic day such as this is not immune to the cheeky British sense of humor.
Following the coronation, amused viewers have been sharing their most hilarious reactions online, so we’ve gathered some of our personal favorites down below. Whether you tuned in to watch the coronation live or not, we hope you enjoy these reactions that find the comedy in the whole occasion. So pour yourself a nice cup of tea, and be sure to upvote the pics you think even the royal family might appreciate!
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I just read an interesting article about what their matching hair pieces and dresses represent (both this cutie and her mother).
Load More Replies...Do you think they call uncle Harry a half witted scruffy looking nerf herder?
I would hope that they’ve been taught to employ decorum at a higher level than that. In reality? ::Sigh:: Who knows?q
Load More Replies...So that's what Diana meant when she said there were three people in the relationship.
They look like they're about to ask for the manager of the coronation LOL
Not surprised. Camilla was in the wings since his engagement to Diana. Of course he’d have a back up for wife #2.
Just found out Camilla is older than Charles through google. That bloodline has got to be cursed or something.
well at least they won't be having any kids together.
Load More Replies...And suddenly it's "queen" camilla without the "consort" bit. Nice strategy by some courtier - couldn't call her 'princess' or give her a title like "the duke of edinburgh" had - who would want to be associated with her? So a queen in name only but still a scarlet woman to the country.
Anyone else just notice the Grim Reaper at Westminster Abbey?
I really want to know who this is because this is the best prank ever
Seasons don't fear the reaper Nor do the wind, the sun or the rain We can be like they are
Liz got a ride to the coronation just so she can scare Charles into thinking she was back
Unfortunately not, it was confirmed to be “a happy coincidence “
Load More Replies...The coronation of a new king or queen is always a momentous occasion, but in this particular case, it’s been an incredibly long time since Britain has crowned a new monarch. Queen Elizabeth II, who sadly passed away in September 2022, had her own coronation on June 2, 1953. It was the first televised coronation and was broadcast worldwide via radio. It is estimated that 27 million Brits watched the coronation live on TV, and about 11 million people around the world listened in on their radios. At the time, King Charles III was only 4 years old, but today, at the age of 74, he now holds his mother’s throne.
A 2023 coronation is quite different than one held 70 years ago. This time around, approximately 20 million people in the UK tuned in for at least a portion of the coronation, and a whopping 400 million watched from around the globe. But technology has not only affected this coronation in the way that it has made the event much more accessible for viewers. It has also made it much easier for those of us who tuned in to roast the entire occasion online. As with any major event, Twitter users are eager to start sharing memes and hilarious reactions, and lucky for us, this coronation was no exception.
Okay, so this is definitely what I’ll be wearing next Halloween. Everyone will ask: “who are you supposed to be?” And I’ll be like: “oh, you know.” And walk away. They won’t know, but everyone who reads this will. Also, I actually don’t know.
Sir Elton John. Didn't wish to perform at the coronation, went as Andrew Lloyd Weber's plus one.
It is actually composer Sir Karl Jenkins, but I love the Sir Elton John idea so much better.
Load More Replies...Can some of our UK pandas weigh in here, because I have some questions? Why is Charles' coronation considered a clusterfuck? Is he not that popular? Is there a consensus that the monarchy has outlived its usefulness?
Many disagree with the idea of a monarchy, plus it is Charles who already is pretty unpopular, PLUS millions of £££ spent on this one day while many can't afford to even eat
Load More Replies...They also gave Camilla the title of queen consort and a crown which most people aren't happy with
You can call it many things- cluster f?!$ not one of them- this was timed snd planned and mapped to the second!
Charles is a visual metaphor for the UK government: too old, too conservative, and dragging the whole country down in his dottage.
And he wasn't forced to dress up like a magical girl from an Isekai like the rest. 😂
Clusterfuck?? What are you talking about? Sure, one of the horses got spooked, Charles had to wait a few minutes before entering and Katherine almost tripped over the hem of her gown, but for such a huge event it all went very smoothly. As for Harry, have you seen his other facial expressions during the service? The words "petulant" and "scowling" come to mind. Of course, he knows that he has sidelined himself within the family. He also knows that when Prince George turns 18, he will also be sidelined in terms of the succession. I'm not sure Harry deserves any sympathy. He's big on environment, yet travels by car and airplane far more than the average person. He announced he would limit himself to one child, but he has two. He insisted on the prince and princess titles for his children, yet makes a mockery of the institution that confers these titles. He does a lot for disabled service men but at the same time make the men he served with in Afghanistan a target for retaliation.
I thought they'd both agreed (Harry and Meghan that is) that they would only have two children? As per a conversation with activist and chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall? Though I am not in disgreement with you about any of the rest!!
Load More Replies...This monarchy is a freaking joke 🤣🤣🤣. Sideshow after sideshow. Can't wait to see what's happening under the big top.
Spare 2 is gonna end up being turned into a movie,
Load More Replies...tbh I support the monarchy if Louis is king, he seems like he'd be dope (also I'm American and don't care either way so before y'all start coming for me with debate topics I don't know even that much)
While there’s no question that the coronation was an extravagant and impressive event, it’s also not hard to find aspects of it to poke fun at. For example, the Gold State Coach that carried the king and queen through London weighs 4 tons and can only be moved at a walking pace. It looks like something out of a film set hundreds of years ago and seems strikingly out of place in modern London, surrounded by viewers wearing 2023 clothing. Plus, there are smartphones all around the event, Katy Perry was even captured taking selfies with fellow guests at Westminster Abbey.
And that’s another thing that added to the hilarity of the whole event: the guests themselves. The service lasted over 2 hours, but the live stream shared on YouTube is over 6 hours long. With all of that coverage and over 2,000 people in attendance, the cameras were bound to catch some funny moments! One of which was singer Katy Perry being unable to find her seat and simply wandering around looking confused and out of place. Another clip shared what appeared to be the Grim Reaper walking by outside of the ceremony.
What about Maude? (If you get it, you get it.)
Load More Replies...Making a homewrecker a queen... Yupyup, that's gone down well.
Go ahead. Downvote me. But all things considered in their long sordid, ie three people in this marriage, history, there’s no way they should be anywhere near that throne much less on it together. It should be William and Catherine. But that would have taken an act of Parliament.
Jesus Christ, as if kings have a long, proud history of monogamy. Ever of Henry VIII?
Load More Replies...I'm terribly sorry, but I'll never think of Camilla without thinking about tampons.
“Could.” I mean, your odds of winning are statistically zero, but not totally zero. So you most likely won’t, but… you… “could.”
Load More Replies...Like when a couple just says they’re “expecting” and I wanna know WHAT they’re expecting! Rain? A delivery from the brown van? A tax return? A baby? A velociraptor? Come ON, people. You’re killing me, here!
Question is: This happens if you win? Or this is what happens if you lose?
with a proper amount of blur, you might even mistake Charles for his mother.
No one would ever mistake Charles for his mother. That's like comparing a dingleberry to a diamond.
Load More Replies...Funny seeing all these people with their ribbons and medals just for being born. 😦
Now now ;) most of those medals are because of how long Liz lived - so of course highly merited by her family (joking). Most medals are for Queen Elizabeth's jubilees. Specifically, silver jubilee, golden jubilee, diamond jubilee, platinum jubilee. Comical really.
Load More Replies...They are singing the national anthem - to be fair most people look odd when a snapshot is taken while singing.
Load More Replies...So much pomp - for what? This family is no longer relevant. The people need to retire them into the private sector and let them fend for themselves. The nerve of living in opulence off the working people's backs should stop. The people need that money, not this obsolete family.
I wonder if this is the last monarch? They are already a big joke.
Load More Replies...Something else curious that viewers spotted at the coronation was a person who appeared to be in a very obvious disguise. The internet quickly began sharing their theories as to who it was, including Meghan Markle, who opted out of attending the ceremony. However, it was later confirmed that the person behind this “disguise” was Sir Karl Jenkins, and actually, he wasn’t in disguise at all. Jenkins, the son of a a Swedish mother and Welsh father, is a composer and multi-instrumentalist known for his works including Adiemus, the Adiemus album series, Palladio, The Armed Man, and his Requiem. As it turns out, he was simply attending the historic event as himself.
As parents we have all been there but the conversation a bit different something like "FFS getin the car or we will be late for Grandpa's becoming King" "no I want to stay and throw things at the servants" "last chance gettin the s*dddin car or your going to boarding school in Scotland like your Grandpa !" "I hate him he is ruining my Princess day send him to boarding school Daddy !" fight ensues...
Lip readers deciphered Charlie complaining to Camilla “they can never be on time” while they were sitting in the car waiting for William’s family. So possibly that’s what happened.
Load More Replies...Kate has a look of-"I'm so over this cr@p right now, I just want to go home and get out of these shoes"
Did you see her shoes? Four inch heels and not much substance otherwise
Load More Replies...Prince William telling Louis, "And none of that bullsh!t like you pulled at Granny's Jubilee!"
Kate's face: "I so want to send them to time-out and by them I mean this whole bleedin' family. And when the f*ck do I get some booze?"
Having worn high uniforms at military galas myself, I can't imagine going around with all that s**t on me. Compared to what I went through, this is next level, yet I still have nightmares about my sword hilt hitting the general's daughter's butt. Right in the crack too, and my attempt to dislodge from the situation only made it worse, because everyone was dressed like me and we stuck together like Velcro.
Kate always looks one run in her stockings away from a mental break.
Look at me Rex Banner, I have a new crown.
All joking aside, the sand is covering metal covers for utilities access so that the horses' hooves don't slip.
That could make it worse. The actor Roy Kinnear died in 1988 because they wanted him to ride a horse at high speed over a cobbled bridge. He begged for a stunt rider as he had little horse riding experience, but the producer was too cheap. Somebody sprinkled sand on the cobbles in the belief that it would make it less slippy and it had the opposite effect, the horse slipped and fell and the actor was killed. __ https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/nov/06/my-dad-roy-kinnear-died-filming-a-stunt-why-are-lives-still-at-risk
Load More Replies...To be clear, the country has the money. They just use it to keep this family in golden coaches instead of fixing the infrastructure.
So what is America's excuse for not spending money on the roads?
Load More Replies...It’s so the horses don’t slip because of the rain. But honestly I was more concerned for the thousands of military personnel that had to walk over a mile, perfectly in-step, in full dress, in the rain, and through all of the horse poo, while keeping a straight face. Like seriously, if I was expected to do any one of those things, I’d ask if I could just Zoom in, and if that request was rejected, I’d call out sick.
Of all the poo to step in, horse poo is not so bad. Is pretty much grass and water. It doesn’t smell.
Load More Replies...I do think money exist....but I think no one has the patience (in nice words)
At 72 still riding a horse especially on that big is pretty gutsy. Good on her
She'd probably do it single handedly just by shouting at them. Anne is one of the few royals I have any time for, long may she be around.
She thought "so glad I can wear uniform and not have to read all the bs that the fashionistas would write about any dress I wore."
ngl, I don't much care for the remaining royal family at all, but I do like Anne, she's the only likeable one.
You are aware that it's not a feather on her hat? It's the flames from her smoldering because she has to sit close to Harry!
In another reality, Charles would have left "the Firm" to marry the love of his life Camilla rather than the daughter of an Earl Lady Diana and we would be watching the Coronation of Queen Anne instead.
No, it would be King Andrew, then Edward, then Anne. Inheritance by birth order became a thing just a few years ago.
Load More Replies...While the ceremony feels like it is set back in time in certain ways, there were elements of this particular coronation that do reflect more modern views. For example, the archbishop acknowledged the various faiths that citizens of the UK observe, and he shared that the Church of England “will seek to foster an environment in which people of all faiths may live freely.”
BREAKING NEWS: Employee of the month, for the last 864 months, finally rewarded with new work uniform.
Participation by the Ministry of Silly Walks would have livened the proceedings....and moved through the ceremonies faster.
They've already moved off one step forward and one crab step sideways.
Load More Replies...Is Chuck really that short? I would think vanity and optics would keep them from placing a 7' tall Bishop right next to 5' tall Chucky in the procession!
How many people are upset thinking Diana should still be around to be up there?
I'm upset she's not around, for sure, but I don't think she would have survived that family long enough to take the throne. If she did, she'd be 63 by now, a private citizen, and probably swanning around some yacht in a smart but sexy swimsuit or shopping on the Champs-Élysées on the day Queen *cough* (sorry, sticks in the throat) Camilla got her crown. And she'd probably care about as much as I did. The monarchy died with Liz for me.
Load More Replies...Idk. If I were going to my ex-husband’s coronation, I’d take someone smarter, richer, and better looking than Pete.
But taking Pete would seem like an insult to Charles, hence…
Load More Replies...I doubt she'd accept such an invitation. And especially because of the problems between her son Harry and the rest of the family.
And probably snuck in a couple of whoopie cushions for under Camilla’s cushion on her seat.
Charlie would definitely have had Pete Davidson kylled. That idea is funnier than most of Pete's jokes...
give him a break, i'm sure he thought he wouldn't need to do any work for the rest of his life lol
"..for the rest of his life" You mean he did work previously??!!!
Load More Replies...The fact that literally everyone who had a speaking role during the ceremony had to use these cards is baffling to me. Like, guys! You’ve had almost a year to rehearse this and you can’t remember SEVEN WORDS?? The worst was William: *looks at card* *looks at Charles* “I” *looks at card* *looks at Charles* “swear” *looks at card* *looks at Charles* “to” *looks at card* *looks at Charles* “serve” (you get the point).
How did your last televised appearance go that was beamed out to millions across the world?! Something that important and had to run like clockwork, and you begrudge them all reading off their cards? They had clearly all practiced extensively as I didn’t notice any stumble over any words. Give them a break!
Load More Replies...No, every tax payer in the UK gets their own special coronation invoice to be paid within a week or the guys in the tall furry hats will turn up.
Load More Replies..."I'll have the coddled eggs with the sauce ON THE SIDE and Milly just wants coffee.
To be fair, William read his l8nes too. Neither of them had ever been to a coronation and had so many other things to remeber that couldn't be read off a cue card
Technically Charles was at his mom's coronation, but he was 4 at the time.
Load More Replies...That such a creature will become King of England is an indication of how far the Country will be falling in the eyes of the world!
And while the coronation did include a reading from the Bible, done by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, there was also gospel music, which was a welcomed addition and a first for any coronation. Music in general was very central to the ceremony, as CNN reported that five new compositions were commissioned just for the main part of the service, and even Andrew Lloyd Webber, who’s known for composing many hit musicals including Cats and Phantom of the Opera, created an anthem for the occasion.
Several thousand for the costume. Years of military service for the medals. Not being British and not being Royal. Plus I don't like the haircut.
Hmm. It's not Halloween yet. And I prefer to go as the blue guy from Monsters Inc because I'm fat and tall.
King Charles has not been awarded medals for active service in a war zone despite a six-year military career, mainly flying for the Royal Navy. He served in both the Navy and air force during his military career between 1971 and 1994. The King wears the appropriate regalia, given his service, ranks in the Navy and Air Force, and appropriate titles. He wears the Order of Merit, the Order of the Bath, and the Queen's Service Order, all for service to the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.
Wait, was Wayne Larson implying that people want men to look like this? Like people actually find this tool attractive in any way? No thanks, you can keep him!
Other countries elect cheating heads of state. At least the British people have no say in the matter.
Yeah in the US we elect rapists. They end up in the White House, congress, and the Supreme Court. We're so skullfuct it's gross
Load More Replies...Yeah, cos of course he's the first king in history to have an extra-marital affair. Oh, wait...
could be worse; he could have done what american heads of state have done like (a) claimed he grabbed her by the cat; (b) ignored medical experts and let 1m of his people die; (c) bombed and occupied random middle eastern countries; (d) bombed kosovo; (e) invaded random far-eastern countries, etc etc.
or the brit way https://larouchepub.com/eiw/public/2008/eirv35n04-20080125/eirv35n04-20080125_034-brits_wanted_military_coup_in_it.pdf
Load More Replies...As a French, we don't give a f''k at our heads of State private life. We had Mitterrand with a hidden daughter, the only scandal was her raised with public money. Chirac, Sarkozy, Hollande had multiple affairs, we don't mind. It's said Macron is queer hidden in the closet or bi, we don't mind and no one will attack them on this part of them. But touch our retiring age we will burn the country !😁
The French head if state is not also the head of a church that will not allow adulterers to be married in the church. Charles and Camilla were married in a registry office, because of this rule.
Load More Replies...Well.. Diana cheated first, and Charles has only ever loved Camilla, but wasn't allowed to marry her cos she wasn't a virgin. I think both of them deserve this happiness
Ah yes, let’s always blame the women instead of an antiquated institution that forced people into unhappy marriages…
Load More Replies...At least he wasn't accused of rape like the ex American president so embarrassing
Our current president is too old to do anything without Viagra. The orange one had to pay for it. My love (Obama) probably had people offering to pay him. ...I would.
Pretty sure that can be said of most male monarchs, across the world, throughout history. Not really a definable British characteristic at all.
At least it's only 150 million pounds, not expensive like the US president security.
thats the cost for just one day, the preperations cost even more
Load More Replies...I was shocked to hear about the arrest of the protesters. They were peaceful, were they not?
Yes, and those specific protests had been pre-arranged and pre-agreed with police ahead of time. The police also arrested news reporters and journalists who qeee
Load More Replies...This repeated comment about the money spent doesn't acknowledge that it's mostly salaries- you still have to pay the military, guards and police whether they are on parade or not! People blindly repeating half truths annoy me! Grrr!!
flowers get salaries? horses get salaries? jets get salaries? golden carriages get salaries? i thought those things were paid for with cash, not a subscription service
Load More Replies...Just everything and everywhere is f****d. Let’s just take a moment to acknowledge that.
The spending was just as excessive when Elizabeth was Queen. I don't blame him --- it's the institution.
Private Eye magazine coronation cover sums it up well: May 23 2023 Issue 1597 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/covers/The_Coronation
Yes, you're right, UK is a wonderful country for all - in some countries you would no doubt have been executed for writing this.
Among the 2,300 guests in attendance at the coronation were some household names. All previous UK prime ministers who are still living were in attendance, along with 100 heads of states from around the world and dozens of members of foreign royal families. “Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel all attended the service, as did French President Emmanuel Macron,” CNN reported. And while President Joe Biden was unable to attend himself, his wife Jill did make the trip to London, accompanied by her granddaughter Finnegan.
While I admittedly only watched the "coronation in 3 minutes" video version, I laughed that Camilla couldn't stop fussing with her hair once crowned.
Speaking of hair, Camilla, please step out of the 70’s and try something new. Like, I don’t know, the 2000’s.
Load More Replies...The royals differ from Burger King in that "Have it your way" has never been their motto. Ask Diana or Harry.
I'm pretty sure they would be more polite and respectful to you, than you have been to them. But then, that's class.
Camilla was going through nicotine withdrawal and these are displacement gestures to compensate for not having a f*g to smoke!
This pretty much sums up my impression based on the snippets I've seen online.
This was my favourite person in the entire Ceremony! My favourite item in the Ceremony was the feather in Princess Anne's hat.
Sorry, in advance, this isn't meant as an attack on you at all, I'm just a disabled person in the UK who has a lot of reason to politely hate this particular woman. She was in charge of the department for work and pensions (that deals with our benefits/social security system for non-uk people) at a time when the UN concluded that the UK government was committing grave and systematic violations of the rights of its disabled citizens and her response was pretty much "pssh, we're the best at disabled" at a time when she was fully aware the policies she was championing and enforcing were leading to excess deaths among disabled people. She looked great doing something very silly, I'm sure she has many sterling qualities, but I don't think I could be in a room with without some extremely pointed and obviously angry questions.
Load More Replies...“Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.”
I mean, not like they've had great luck with the alternative.
Load More Replies...This lady held the huge sword for like 1.5 hours (at least). I fear for anyone who'd mess with her.
She does have a sword holder around her neck to relieve the weight, mind :) still looked pretty cool all the time
Load More Replies...I said when she turned up I wanted to be prime minister for a month totally screw everything up then resign, so I could get invites to these big occasions
I like the joke someone made about Penny Mourdant held the sword for longer than Liz Truss was in office for.
Many celebrities were also happy to attend the coronation, including singers Lionel Richie and Katy Perry, musician Nick Cave, actresses Emma Thompson, Maggie Smith, Joanna Lumley and Judi Dench, composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and broadcaster Stephen Fry. And despite the tumultuous relationship Prince Harry has had with the royal family, he still managed to make an appearance at his father’s coronation.
I was looking for the lip reader who pointed that out, again.
Load More Replies...He's signing his autobiography: "1001 ways to be a useless sponger." Available in all discount shops.
Why in the world does his pen look like a fat toddler's crayon? (as in, the crayon being fat, not the child.)
Because he has fat sausage fingers like his mother - German heritage.
Load More Replies...The Coronation Bug Lunch (yes that's what it was called) replaced the chicken with quiche and cost 65 pounds (about $82). There is rack of lamb. Also had Aubergine (a purple fruit), fava beans, and trifle. Yeah get that sandwich.
Aubergine (a purple fruit)... better known as eggplant.
Load More Replies...They prevent the excessively long gold chain from slipping off his shoulder.
Load More Replies...His cape; the colors, the quilting, the huge ribbon bows on the shoulders - It is a man-size version of a Baby's Layette.
Paddington was told to f**k off to another continent by his ursine family and was raised by humans. What makes you think he has any particular fondness for bears?
Not British bears. Bears haven't been on the islands in at least 7000 years.
Which is why we have to protect Paddington! His relatives are all back in Peru.
Load More Replies...Even the "protest" signs were subdued. Much more polite than an American protest sign at a political event (kinda, sorta).
You all need to apologise! Gibbons resent being compared to Boris. They have standards, you know! 😋
As a yankee once removed from my Brirish heritage, I would like to once again apologize for Boris Johnson.
Let the Gibbon play with his hair too. Man needs to invest in a comb and some hair spray.
Despite Saturday’s joyous occasion, the royal family still has challenges ahead of them. According to a CNN poll, more Brits say that their views of the monarchy have worsened over the past decade than those who say their views have improved. And adults aged 55 or older were about 10 percentage points more likely than younger adults to actually be interested in the coronation, as many younger Brits don’t care much about the royal family and don’t consider it to be relevant in their lives.
i bet he definitely already has a copy, hence why Harry is perpetually grounded
Nice photoshop mate. Could have been better with just a bit more effort.
American TV: Coronation!!! Guns. Coronation!!!! Explosions. 4 hours of severe weather warnings.
Can you imagine the confusion if they had shown the first Johnny English film and timed it so that the "coronation" coincided with the actual Coronation. That would have been brilliant. A chance missed there, C4.
There was a very colourful coronation in Johnny English II... 😁
I thought they were referencing the monty python skit because the billowy outfits made them look like blancmanges
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Load More Replies...Appearantly I'm too unfimilar with UK culture to get this one. XD
and the lady over his left shoulder looks like Blanche Hunt from Corrie.
I never thought of that, but it does not surprise me in the slightest!
Load More Replies...MY MAIN THOUGHT FOR THE ENTIRE CEREMONY! What if somebody gets the runs? At least price Louis got to take a wee break.
apparently there were "facilities" placed throughout the Abbey. I understand that some attendees for events such as this do wear adult diapers, to avoid "accidents".
At Charles's ag, he'll be usedtothescent of damp elderly relatives! 🤢
Especially the ladies, who take ages even if they're just wearing a mini-skirt, let alone the whole wardrobe!!
Load More Replies...Don't be absurd!...those are linen napkins...
Load More Replies...No, you'll have the traditional quiche. Damn it, Chuck, you knew weeks ago, the whole world knew weeks ago, we were serving quiche.
That outfit could not have been more perfect for her role, from the head piece, her hair styling, the cut of the dress to the shoes, literally a coronation icon for all history now.
Yeah, she was pretty hands-on during the designing and creation of this outfit. Most of it was her idea(s), but aside from her sartorial decision for the day, can we discuss how she LITERALLY HELD AN 8lb sword at a perfect 90 degrees for OVER AN HOUR without so much as breaking a drop of sweat??
Load More Replies...Mordaunt chose not to wear the traditional court dress and instead went with this one by specialist studio Hand and Lock.
Remember that QEII died just after discovering that Liz Truss was the new Prime Minister...
Dissolving a monarch is easy, given enough sulfuric acid. Dissolving a monarchy, a governmental system, can be a bit messier -- cf the Russian Revolution. 8-(
I don't any country can call itself truly modern yet still have a monarchy of any kind
It's a constitutional monarchy bud, if you look the top 10 democratic countries in the world it includes New Zealand, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Australia.
Load More Replies...it's Mike D from the Beastie Boys in his Sabotage costume.
Load More Replies...They're actually showing the summer and winter plumage of the Lesser Spotted Page!
my father took me into the city, to see a marching band ((no regrets:))
Load More Replies...Three of them are Camilla's grandsons, the fourth is a grand-nephew.
Load More Replies...I'm not blaming the royals for this, but one of the staff is definitely having a laugh 😂
"Make sure Prince Harry is inconspicuous" "Of course, sir!" Proceeds to put one of the most-liked royals in front of him with a bright red very conspicuous feather in front of his face
Load More Replies...Her hat looks even worse up close. It looks like they took a very large cupped padded bra and turned it inside out and pinned it. Then they stuck one of those silicon moisture packets in the top in case it rains. The dollar store feather is probably just to make it look less like a bra turned inside out.
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Load More Replies...Is that a fiver in her hat? Was she busking to help pay for the event? 🤔😊
You embarrass the family they put you in the back behind everybody and everything. Lol
In front of Meghan for Queen Elizabeth's funeral. Twice now blocked from camera view angles. Def done on purpose.
Load More Replies...It is requirement of British Royalty that you wear an extravagant costume. Harry doesn't get to wear his since he left.
Yet Andrew does, even though he was also forced to step down as a working royal.
Load More Replies...I am glad he attended, it puts the onus back on the Royals to fix the relationship. I am also glad Megs stayed home with the kids. If gave Harry the perfect opportunity to sneak out early. When you aren't getting along with family and nothing will get sorted out today, just go home and give no chance for more drama
I can just imagine Harpo Marx would have been at the ready with a large pair of scissors !
After all the comments about the monarchy and milking your tax dollars and how out of touch they are and you still have the nerve to diss on Harry for leaving? Brits are very strange.
why do the people in front look like they are wearing toilet paper ?
I saw that on TV while my friends were watching the coronation and I burst out laughing XD
The chicken thing has an extra layer to it. Each monarch has a dish invented for their coronation, which is supposed to be served at all the coronation parties. Elizabeth's was coronation chicken. Charles' was some fancy vegetarian quiche, which everyone really took the p**s out of.
This man thoughtfully planned and executed his sign. It's highly visible, easy to read, makes valid points, yet succinct. This tired, old protester approves.
I kept singing in my head Frozen's Princess Anna's "it's coronation day" song in my head :)
In case you weren't making a joke, it's an old-timey recipe in the UK for a type of curry chicken thingy :-) https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/easy-coronation-chicken
Load More Replies...No coronation chicken without a coronation! Oh, and influences of empire.
Technically the military swears allegiance to the monarch, not the government, and I do believe the King has the right to dissolve parliament and force new elections. Not totally ceremonial
The royals accept cash from dictators, give honours for cash (and those honours result in seats in the House of Lords, which is the body with the power to accept or reject laws approved by Parliament - being able to purchase a seat in the House of Lords gives tremendous political power). Royals have also personally and successfully lobbied for themselves to be made exempt from numerous laws, had Parliament pass tax laws solely for their own benefit, and they also have a lot of "soft power" both over the press and over politicians. The unholy trifecta of RF/press/Tories and the unspoken agreement is very powerful.
How is this different from the US government, or almost any other government out there? YES! There r exceptions, but for the most part, that's how governments run. That's why the world is all going to hell in a fancy little bedazzled handbag purchases on FB
Load More Replies...For example, when Matt Hancock was found guilty of having broken the law over really massive Covid corruption (corruption that likely killed thousands), Buckingham Palace released a statement about something Meghan had done months earlier. There was no reason or apparent motivation for BP to release a statement about Meghan on that day, but all the right wing newspapers (which is basically all of them except the Guardian) put the Meghan story on their cover, and not the obviously far more significant story that the person who was Minister for Health during a deadly pandemic had committed major fraud. What do you think the royals get in exchange for being so agreeable and providing media scapegoats whenever the Tory government needs them to create a scandal as a distraction?
When the government tried to bring in a new tax law that adversely affected the monarchy, the queen told the Prime Minister to change to law to make the monarchy exempt - which he promptly did.
If you truly believe the British monarchy is purely symbolic, Google "orders in council"
I know Queen Elizabeth always seem to ask the prime minister to be loyal. Course the last one she did that too was Liz Truss and she died two days later.
I was really hoping one of the guys who dresses up as William Wallace on the Royal Mile would have shown up and screamed “freedom” at the top of his lungs before running off…
These are just the 20-30 people who don't own a television and can't afford a pint at the pub.
Agreed but no one can replace little Alex Horne. Lol
Load More Replies...I unfortunately, Charles never replied "you've got to be freaking kidding" to any of the questions. That would have really made my day.
I probably would have watched if Alex had the royals doing tasks.....
why do those capes look like they're held on with massive velcro strips?
Somebody get Cams a cookie, she is about to go into a low-blood sugar coma.
I thought I heard Camilla was sworn to take over the reins in case of Charles dying before her. What about Prince William then? Must he wait until both the old ones have withered away?
Even silly men like Greg and Alex know pasty complexions should never wear white. Charles looks like he's smelling a fart, and Camilla is concentrating on her Kegels.
OMG I could never look at Liz Truss without thinking of that
Load More Replies...I think Liz Truss spent more time at the coronation than she did as prime minister
Don't know how that woman has the gall to turn up as an ex-PM. As for that incompetent liar in front of her...
Liz Truss, prime minister for all of 45 days in 2022. In spite of the red she's not a communist, but a Con. Boris looking dapper, too. Also a Con job.
A sad old man, who got dressed in the dark, being escorted by his young carer!
There will be people rushing to pick up some manure before the collectors arrive. eBay, doncha know.
Load More Replies...This made absolutely no sense to me. Why were there no manure disposal plans? It's basic sense for horses in parades
Fun fact here - in the silent movies, the people who slipped on Banana skins, were not actually slipping on said skins ....... Bananas were expensive and there were a lot of horses .....
Load More Replies...It was actually quite good. Loved the concert now that was brilliant!
I was desperate for someone to drop a screen and Charles to be standing in a string vest and y- fronts
When you hold a towel up so your toddler can change out of their swimsuit. What is really going on here? I didn't watch the coronation, which I'm sure covered every second with 80 seconds of commentary.
I didn't watch it either but they screen the monarch when they are being anointed by holy oil.
Load More Replies...True! I was on the Duke of Edinburgh expedition on Saturday, and we heard the entire thing and a police officer in a car pulled over to show us the crowning on his phone, so we shared our coronation haribo with him. It was a vibe
I have read most of these several times. I understand the words, yet....
Load More Replies...They are decorative pieces of fabric usually in the shape of a small flag. They are commonly seen at celebration.
Load More Replies...Even hardcore pro-monarchy spokespeople were against it. For context: traditionally only the aristocracy were asked to swear allegiance to the new monarch. Charles demanded an announcement be made requested every British person swear allegiance to him, which is a break from British tradition, and everyone either got angry or mocked him.
No bunting in my area. There were a few pathetic ones in our local town, I suspect Croydon had them but the further out into the suburbs you go, the less people really care what is going on in London. Even when we won the World Cup, some areas didnt even know it was on, let alone who won.
An « oath of allegiance » ? Do they really have no self respect at all?
It was offered. I don't know a single person who did it.
Load More Replies...And the US does it every four years, sometimes for the same guy they did it for four years previous, and then all the parties are private, exclusively for the rich b*stards who paid to put the guy there to do their bidding.
The campaigns and inaugural balls in the US are not paid for with tax payer money.
Load More Replies...Dont think he is a billionaire and a lot of the income the royals generate is by letting people view the palaces etc-with sales of tickets etc and generate a lot of income for London, half the tourists go to see Buckingham palace..
FACT CHECK TIME! Buckingham Palace isn't in the top 20 most visited tourist attractions in London. The number one most visited tourist attraction in London is actually the Natural History Museum. Tourists might look at Buckingham Palace from the outside but hardly any actually pay to enter (since Buckingham Palace is only open to tourists for a few weeks every summer), so Buckingham Palace actually brings in very little tourist revenue. The only royal palaces that see significant numbers of tourists are the Tower of London, Hampton Court, and Windsor Castle, the first two are purely historic and have never been occupied by any modern royal. Versailles sells more tickets every year than every single British royal palace put together. If we got rid of the monarchy and opened all the palaces year round, it would likely triple tourist income.
Load More Replies...I'm glad trump isn't still president. He'd have pushed his way to the front row somehow
It could definitely be worse. Tucker Carlson could cover it. There wouldn't be one word about the actual coronation. It would be conspiracy theories.
-...And then you bake the paella with pinneaple for two hours... - We were talking about the coronation , Jamie
Jamie Oliver? Bad thing? What did I miss? Last time I checked: Jamie Oliver = good thing...
Nope, he's still a good guy. It's just...odd to have a tv chef commentating at the coronation.
Load More Replies...He's worked with the Prince's Trust a lot, just like every other D list celeb they trotted out (and a few that weren't D list)
Load More Replies...No, that was far far too many of the politicians who were there including the blonde, boorish ape who royally f****d the country during his PM ship !!
Load More Replies...Ant looks like he should have been a bit more careful with the tanning cream.
If US President Biden had attended, he would have slept through the entire thing. And drooled. And farted.
He's still way more publicly visible than should be ever allowed. The fact that he's there to participate at all is a slap to all the sexual assault survivors.
He should be banned from making any public appearances with the royal family!!
Load More Replies...Charles has told him to leave his residence so Princess Eugenie and her family can move in. He refuses. I think Charles should have taken this opportunity to dump his stuff on the street, move her family’s stuff in and change the locks. Here’s your keys my dear niece.
I feel like if the royal family was actually bothered by what he's done they would have gotten properly rid of him a long time ago. They haven't. I know he's been stripped of his titles and whatnot but he's clearly still a part of the family. They're clearly not that bothered which tells me all I need to know about them.
Load More Replies...The same Huw Edwards got a bit snarky during his coverage when announcing, "And then Prime Minister for a very brief period, Liz Truss with her husband Hugh O’Leary."
Oh yes couldn't have molested that girl cause it was a monumental occasion going for pizza..
Load More Replies...How come this sick and insensitive comment makes it onto a list that’s supposedly amusing?
because people from other countries find it funny. scotland for example just pissed itself so hard carlisle flooded
Load More Replies...I like it! Now, if the paparazzi can just run over the horses with their cars.....
How come I always miss the last several of any list? Missing the last 16 on this one. I feel cheated. They just don't load.
Her real outfit is Less cowboy like, which is probably a good thing
Only because we can't see if she's wearing the red cowboy boots 🤣
Load More Replies...Liz Truss is considerably more "handsome" than a lot of MPs...trust me.
Load More Replies...I wish I lived in the yo so I know what this means and to enjoy the unenjoyable.
Least they didn't go nuts with the goofy women's hats at some of the weddings.
He got off the plane, attended the "festivities", got right back on the plane and went home.
Load More Replies...I’m on journey 3 of Elden Ring using a faith-lightning build and am kicking a*s better than any blood or arcane build & def better than any duel wielding katana dex build. But ya, all gold & ornate, these faith builds.
I regret that I have but one upvote to give!!
Load More Replies...he seems a mock of himself starting from hair to moustache till glasses... but tie knot is perfect, a rarity today.
Drama queen, sure. While I can't verify the accuracy of this, of course, I read somewhere she may have stayed home "because otherwise all eyes on conversations would be about" her, not the actual coronation. Would certainly be par for the course if that was true.
At the end of The Spare, Harry stated that Charles told him, "you can come but don't bring...her" and Harry chewed him out because of how disrespectful the comment was. It was actually a pretty great book.
Load More Replies...Also the same date as Princess Margaret's wedding anniversary. The death of King Edward VII also. Plus coronations are always months later, Elizabeth's was 15 months later. Last time a coronation was held in less than 5 months was the 1700s.
Load More Replies...She's Britain's now. Not our problem. Anymore. Thank God. No Backsies. Too late.
Come on guys! You KNEW when Archie's birthday was and you could have had the coronation any time. You just did it to upset me, didn't you? You never loved me. No-one loves me. Harry - another foot rub. NOW. NOW I said.
To any non British Mr Witchell is a forelock tugging lickspittle that has a worrying love of anything royal
Nicholas Witchell is a long-tome BBC Royal Correspondent and "horrid little man" (King Charles)
Based on my limited information about this Wtchell guy, he was probably into Charles III insulting him.
Load More Replies...I'm sorry, but this IS hilarious. (I do like the King.....just.....this is side-splittingly funny!)
I feel so sorry for all the people struggling in the UK these days who had to watch this spectacle funded by their own money.
Like the swearing in of the US president? No reason for all that showmanship either when they could just be sworn in with congress witnessing.
Load More Replies...I'm relatively neutral on the monarchy and it's been argued that they bring in more money than they cost. Where I have a problem is when their existence causes freedoms and democracy to suffer. That happened when peaceful protesters (who had previously made arrangements with the police to be there) were arrested.
There is an argument that they bring in more than they cost, but that is far from indisputed. In surveys for why tourists visit the UK, the royal family or related attractions is not in the top 5. There's also the argument that abolishing the monarchy and monetising their various properties (e.g., allowing tourists to go round Buckingham Palace) would increase royal-related tourism income.
Load More Replies...Some people living from paycheck to paycheck and there's guy parading around in golden carriage.
Maybe now the Americans will shut up about BP always picking on them. Ya think? 🤔
I haven't done the research, but I'm guessing some of the most democratic countries in the world are monarchies, and many of the most corrupt and unfree are republics. Whatever you think of Charles (and I believe signing his assent to a law restricting freedom of speech at his own coronation is a serious black mark) there really is no correlation between nominal form of government and freedom/democracy.
I love all the corrections of misinformation in the comments because I feel more confident reading these posts and getting different points of view. I’m still good over here though.
I feel so sorry for all the people struggling in the UK these days who had to watch this spectacle funded by their own money.
Like the swearing in of the US president? No reason for all that showmanship either when they could just be sworn in with congress witnessing.
Load More Replies...I'm relatively neutral on the monarchy and it's been argued that they bring in more money than they cost. Where I have a problem is when their existence causes freedoms and democracy to suffer. That happened when peaceful protesters (who had previously made arrangements with the police to be there) were arrested.
There is an argument that they bring in more than they cost, but that is far from indisputed. In surveys for why tourists visit the UK, the royal family or related attractions is not in the top 5. There's also the argument that abolishing the monarchy and monetising their various properties (e.g., allowing tourists to go round Buckingham Palace) would increase royal-related tourism income.
Load More Replies...Some people living from paycheck to paycheck and there's guy parading around in golden carriage.
Maybe now the Americans will shut up about BP always picking on them. Ya think? 🤔
I haven't done the research, but I'm guessing some of the most democratic countries in the world are monarchies, and many of the most corrupt and unfree are republics. Whatever you think of Charles (and I believe signing his assent to a law restricting freedom of speech at his own coronation is a serious black mark) there really is no correlation between nominal form of government and freedom/democracy.
I love all the corrections of misinformation in the comments because I feel more confident reading these posts and getting different points of view. I’m still good over here though.
