2023-05-07 23:14:15
Time.news – After the historic king’s coronation Carlo III and of Queen Camillacelebrations continued: in the United Kingdom thousands of banquets in various locations and the great concert at Windsor Castle which was attended by around 20,000 people.
The 74- and 75-year-old royal couple held a private reception at Windsor Castle before attending the concert in the evening, presented by the actor Hugh Bonneville (famous for Downton Abbey). They performed Lionel Richie e Katy Perrythe pianist Long Longthe opera singer Andrea Bocelli and a choir of over 300 people. Tom Cruise, Joan Collins and the singer Tom Jones participated with a video message, as the Royal Ballet, the Royal Opera, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal College of Music and the Royal College of Art will come together for a unique show.
Also present Winnie the Pooh, possibly following in the footsteps of Paddington Bear, featured in a video of him having tea with Queen Elizabeth II at the opening of the Jubilee concert in June 2022.
Monday was declared a holiday and the royal couple have not scheduled any public appearances – the hope is that the long weekend “provides an opportunity to spend time and celebrate with friends, families and communities,” Buckingham Palace said. A ‘mission’ that will also involve some members of the royal family who will participate in banquets and parties planned throughout the country.
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Prince Edward and wife Sophie will travel to Cranleigh in Surrey (south), Princess Anne and husband Tim Laurence will be in Swindon, Cotswolds (west) and Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, daughters of Prince Andrew, have been announced at Windsor for a luncheon with charities. Even the prime minister Rishi Sunak will host a luncheon at his residence in Downing Street, open to community volunteers and Ukrainian refugees.
Thousands of Britons are expected to attend the lunches, with flags and decorations in the colors of the British flag. But according to a YouGov poll, 72% of Britons are not motivated by the coronation and do not intend to participate in the festivities. The image of the crowned Charles appeared on the front page of all British newspapers on Sunday, hailing the monarch’s “glorious coronation”.
The oldest British king ever crowned, however, has not received the same reception as his mother Elizabeth II: anti-royal protesters demonstrated in London on Saturday as the carriages pass, as well as in other British cities. London police have arrested six leaders of the anti-monarchist group Republic, including leader Graham Smith. They were released about 16 hours later.
In total, they were arrested 52 people on the sidelines of coronation celebrations “for disorderly conduct, breach of the peace and conspiracy to cause public disturbance around the coronation”. There are also climate activists among those arrested.
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