Will Charles keep tradition of service for guests who miss Coronation?

Will Charles keep tradition of service for guests who miss Coronation?

04/25/2023

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Will King Charles continue the royal tradition of holding a special service for guests who miss out on the Coronation?

Will the profusion of uninvited Coronation attendees prompt King Charles to continue the royal tradition of holding a special service for the disappointed? 

To cope with those irked at not getting into the Abbey in 1911, George V held a thanksgiving service in St Paul’s for more than 2,000 guests. He had been able to fit only 7,139 into his actual coronation. 

George VI followed suit, having had 7,606 in the Abbey, and the Queen kept up the tradition even after having had a record 8,251 coronation guests. 

Charles has invited 2,200. But where is the marquee large enough to accommodate the new King’s overflow?

Will the profusion of uninvited Coronation attendees prompt King Charles to continue the royal tradition of holding a special service for the disappointed?

Charles will be hoping for a better start to his Coronation day than that endured by his grandfather in 1937. 

George VI wrote: ‘We were woken up very early, about 3am, by the testing of the ‘loud speakers’ which had been placed in Constitution Hill; one of them might have been in our room. Bands and marching troops for lining the streets arrived at 5am so sleep was impossible.’ 

Pass the earplugs, Camilla!

Charles will be hoping for a better start to his Coronation day than that endured by his grandfather in 1937. Pictured: Coronation of King George VI

Unlike Harry, Edward VIII, the last royal to lose his heart to an American divorcee, wasn’t invited to a coronation. 

Excluded from both the crowning of his brother George VI and niece Elizabeth II, he said he entirely understood, explaining: ‘It would be contrary to precedent for any sovereign or former sovereign to attend.’ 

With the kings of Spain, the Netherlands and Sweden coming, this is no longer the case. And Prince Albert of Monaco set the ball rolling by nominating himself for a seat.

Evergreen Tara Fitzgerald, 55, pictured, reflects on ageing as an actress and not having to appear nude: ‘I’m older, so people don’t ask me to take my clothes off any more.’ Recalling the age before intimacy coaches, she adds: ‘I was always aware of this imbalance – I was the girl, I seemed to be nude, and the guy I was with didn’t seem to be.’

Evergreen Tara Fitzgerald, 55, pictured, reflects on ageing as an actress and not having to appear nude: ‘I’m older, so people don’t ask me to take my clothes off any more’ 

Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood, at 75 a year older than King Charles, says the monarch confided in him about getting old. ‘He is worried about his age and I said to him, ‘Don’t worry about it. Just keep a nice view on life and be happy,’ reveals Ronnie. What was the King’s response? ‘He said: ‘Oh all right then’.’ Shouldn’t Ronnie throw his plectrum in the ring for the role of jester at the new court?

Rupert Murdoch, in an effusive tribute to Barry Humphries, describes him as a genuine genius whose spirit will echo across the generations. Clearly Rupe has forgiven his fellow Australian for his savage portrayal of him in ITV’s 1991 mini-series Selling Hitler, about Murdoch’s purchase of Adolf’s fake diaries. Preview clips showed Barry as Rupert rubbing his hands and saying: ‘This should sell a few papers.’

Rupert Murdoch, in an effusive tribute to Barry Humphries, describes him as a genuine genius whose spirit will echo across the generations

Mocking the jettisoning of Brecon Beacons over the climate emergency, Charles Moore asks if the Holman Hunt painting The Light Of The World in Keble College, Oxford, should be amended as it depicts Jesus holding a fossil-fuelled lamp. ‘Couldn’t someone tweak the picture so Our Lord carries an LED instead?’ chuckles Charles.

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