2023-05-06 12:15:28
The story of the day of the coronation of Charles III as the new king of England by Beppe Severgnini
Below is the story of the coronation of Charles III on Saturday 6 May at Westminster Abbey. The ceremony, the protagonists, the royal guests and the heads of state: here the news live from London.
Ore 12.39
In the sermon of the Archbishop of Canterbury the term “service” continually returns. Keyword. The monarchy will hold out as long as it takes. Charles III, one gets the impression, knows.
Ore 12.35
Reading from the Gospel, from a 6th century manuscript. Red dresses. “Hallelujah” in white. There is something television about all of this. That’s right, television is democratic.
Ore 12.27
Rishi Sunak in the Nerazzurri: it suits him, it must be said.
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Everyone’s dream: to be on the sofa with Meghan Markle and listen to her comments.
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«Not to be served, but to serve». Not to be served, but to serve. A motto to be engraved at the entrance to Montecitorio.
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Carlo signs with the fountain pen and then diligently screws the cap back on. He knows why fountain pens always write in big ceremonies, but ours don’t.
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Carlo has said several times that he wants to be a “defender of the faiths”, plural. But right now he’s celebrated as the head of the Church of England. Material for polemical theologians and atheists.
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Great day for the chronic apprehensions. Sitting in the living room in Milan or Udine, they fear that something could go wrong.
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«We’re here to celebrate the life of our nation». First words of the archbishop of Canterbury, inside is the key to everything.
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Little Prince George held up his train with great professionalism, it must be said.
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Seventy years between the coronation of Elizabeth and that of Charles. A girl she, a grandfather him. More difficult for Carlo, the recklessness of twenty years helps.
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Anna and Edward, very professional. Unusual clothes all around, adults with plumes, hair, liveries. I wonder what the kids watching all of this are thinking.
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Westminster Abbey. Rainproof gazebo, like in country weddings.
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Carriage, six horses, three riders. A form of savings? (Just joking!)
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Here is Prince Harry entering Westminster Abbey with an assortment of cousins. He smiles: he knows the job, he knows he has to do it.
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Anyone who knows London and follows the live broadcast of the parade sees familiar places, now dressed up for the party. Familiarity is a strong point of the monarchy.
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Someone once wrote: «The British organize the ceremonies like the Israelis organize the commando operations». They watch the parade enter Trafalgar Square, it came back to me.
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I’m following, in rotation, Italian TV channels and British TV channels. Like during football matches, our commentators are knowledgeable and enthusiastic, but they talk a little too much. We are not on the radio, Aldo Grasso would say.
Ore 11.28
No, the blue plumes on the horses are not for the Napoli championship.
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Golden carriage, king and queen dressed in white. Someone thinks: who knows what Diana would have looked like in her sixties.
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«Light drizzle», «cool day». English euphemisms about the weather are wonderful.
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Here comes Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and David Cameron, very relaxed. Finally a public occasion where they don’t ask him how the hell he handled the Brexit referendum.
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Coronation, it’s raining (obvious). If you want to understand what we are seeing, start by asking yourself: why are we looking at it?
May 6, 2023 (change May 6, 2023 | 12:40)
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