Subway, beer and a distracted: the walk of the princes of Wales in the run-up to the coronation

2023-05-06 00:21:55

Los Princes of Wales, William and Catherine, were one of the focal points of the ceremony coronation of Carlos III that caused great expectation in local and world public opinion. In what was considered an unusual event, the heir to the throne of the United Kingdom and his wife were in subway (subway) to a bar where they were greeted by a crowd of onlookers and fans of British royalty.

On Wednesday afternoon in London, the news portals were surprised by the visit of the royal family to a pub in Soho, in central London. It was about the king’s son and his wife who had managed to avoid attracting previous attention from the press to throw themselves into their mission of showing themselves as a modern couple and close to peoplethis time using public transport and immersing himself in the crowd that was looking for a selfie and holding hands with the grandson of Elizabeth II.

“News flash: members of the royal family visit a pub in Soho”, headlined the British television channels while broadcasting images of the eldest son of the brand new 40-year-old British king with his wife Catherine “Kate” Middleton, 41. The place they chose was a bar located in a neighborhood popularly known for its hectic nightlife.

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William and Kate’s “popular” activity

The couple heir to the British throne made a trip in the new Elizabethan line of the London Underground inaugurated in 2022, the year in which the monarch Elizabeth II died. Last Wednesday, May 3, they surprised users by suddenly appearing in one of the wagons in the time that lasted three stops.

The final destination was to go to a well-known pub Dog and Duck in Soho to learn about the establishment’s preparations to receive the flood of people expected in the British capital as part of the celebrations for the coronation of Charles III as King of the United Kingdom.

After greeting the crowd gathered in Bateman Street, the Princes of Wales spoke to members of staff outside the pub. Then, in front of the cameras, Guillermo went behind the counter serve your own draft beer.

A distracted man crossed the royal family

A curious detail was that while they were about to enter the establishment, a person managed to pass the security barrier on his way back from the pharmacy nearby, unaware of the reason for the tumult. The unusual moment he was captured by a TikTok user who was expecting the appearance of the royal couple. “No amount of security could stop this man from getting where he needed to go.“, indicated the user who posted the funny video.

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In the images, Guillermo and Catalina are seen chatting with the pub staff at the entrance. Suddenly a man appears who was heading from Frith street holding a paper bag, apparently without realizing that he had touched the royal family with his belongingshe. The man finally realized the cameras and the reason for the congregation, so he tried “not to ruin the photos”, something that caused laughter among those present, including the Princess of Wales.

The unusual cross between a man leaving a pharmacy and the royal family.

An unpopular monarchy among the young

Although Guillermo and Catalina try to show themselves as a relaxed, glamorous and popular couple, they have the difficult task of being the visible face of a monarchy hit by scandals that have disappointed a large part of the population, especially the young.

According to a YouGov poll conducted on April 17, barely one in four young people between the ages of 18 and 24 (26%) think that the monarchy is a “good” thing for the United Kingdom, when in the whole of the adult population questioned this opinion was shared by 53%. The indicator is comparatively lower with the same period in 2019 (48%). A year earlier, in 2018, the United Kingdom had celebrated the marriage of the prince Henry (Harry) and his wife Meghanwhich was expected to bring “fresh air” to the monarchy.

However, a series of scandals undermined the image. Harry, the youngest son of the new king, has not stopped confronting his family since he moved to California in 2020. While Prince Andrew, the younger brother of Carlosfaced a lawsuit for sexual assault in the United States, which he settled by paying several million dollars to the woman who accused him.

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