Pop stars at the coronation won't make the monarchy relevant ✒️ _emilybootle
At the time of the Queen’s coronation, the television was cutting-edge technology. That she was only 25 at the time, too, made the whole thing feel fresh. A new era was being ushered in. Even if Charles were to live-stream the event on Twitch from his front-facing camera, there’s not a lot the Palace can do to replicate this mood of authentic excitement. Though many people would very much like the monarchy to be a unifying patriotic force, it simply isn’t.
Charles is aware of this, of course. He has already made modernising moves: the shortening of the service, the rumoured inclusion of Camilla’s family, the potential lack – or at least diminished significance – of the not-very-cost-of-living-crisis solid gold carriage. His first act as King was to promise a new, “stripped down” monarchy, with spending cuts and fewer royal titles.
There will be a “Coronation Choir” at the concert, made up of amateur singers from across the country, including refugees, NHS workers and LGBTQ people. This feels like genuine public involvement.
When Parliament debated the question of televising the coronation in 1953, one MP asked: “might there be something unseemly in the chance that a viewer could watch this solemn and significant service with a cup of tea at his elbow?” Let’s reframe that for 2023: perhaps there is something inevitable in the fact that a viewer will watch this anachronistic event with the voice of Gary Barlow in his ear.
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