The British monarchy, according to the Victorian writer Walter Bagehot, “is commonly hidden like a mystery, and sometimes paraded like a pageant.” The mystery has diminished since his day. So has the monarch’s power. But the pageantry, in an era of instant worldwide communication, is even more widely observed, and it was on full display […]
Tag: Coronation
At Charles’s Coronation, Everything Olde Was New Again
The coronation of King Charles III was billed as a chance to usher in a new kind of monarchy — slimmer, more accessible and more inclusive — for the 21st century. Though Saturday’s ceremony had its share of modern flourishes, it was hard to escape the sense that they were mostly tweaks to an ancient […]
Were William and Kate Late to the Coronation?
Where were the Waleses? In the down-to-the-minute choreography of Saturday’s coronation, William and Catherine, the Prince and Princess of Wales, had been expected to arrive outside Westminster Abbey at roughly 10:45 a.m. They would be among the last guests to enter the church before the stars of the show, King Charles III and Queen Camilla. […]
Coronation Live: King Charles III Heads to Westminster Abbey
The approximately 2,300 people who have been invited to attend the coronation ceremony for King Charles III of Britain on Saturday in London includes a mix of new faces, old lineages, world leaders, pop icons and a dash of controversy. Among those to receive the invitation — a hand-painted card by an heraldic artist, reproduced […]
Who’s Attending King Charles III’s Coronation, and Who Isn’t
The approximately 2,300 people who have been invited to attend the coronation ceremony for King Charles II of Britain on Saturday in London includes a mix of new faces, old lineages, world leaders, pop icons and a dash of controversy. Among those to receive the invitation — a hand-painted card by an heraldic artist, reproduced […]
Many in U.K. Greet King Charles’s Coronation With a Shrug
When King Charles III is crowned on Saturday, he will undergo a ritual so rare in modern British history that it last occurred 70 years ago, roughly the wait between sightings of Halley’s comet. And yet the coronation has yet to capture the imagination of a Britain preoccupied by other concerns. Images of the new […]
After Xi’s Coronation, a Roar of Discontent Against His Hard-line Politics
Striding out to speak to the Chinese nation just under six weeks ago, Xi Jinping, exuded regal dominance. He had just won what was likely to be another decade in power. His new team of subordinates stood out as unbending loyalists. A Communist Party congress had cemented his authoritarian agenda and promised a “new era” […]