Six takeaways from a historic Coronation day
By Katie RazzallMillions of eyes were on Britain, but what message did the Coronation send out about the country, aside from confirming prejudices about our dreadful weather? This is my view from the sofa - six takeaways from a historic day.We knew this would be a real spectacle, but from my front row seat much of it still felt from a bygone era. This was Britain with all its pomp on show. Golden carriages, weighty robes of state and jewel-encrusted crowns.
But as the queen of grunge, Courtney Love Cobain tweeted, she was "loving the religion & strangeness & pageantry". There was a message of diversity and inclusion that had been carefully crafted, but nonetheless felt sincere.Their voices rang out as King Charles and Queen Camilla walked into the abbey.
The Ascension Choir's singing was described as "joyful" by Gareth Malone, whose Coronation Choir performs at the Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle on Sunday In 1953, as a little girl in Lancashire, my mum watched the coronation at the home of a family friend who had got a TV for the occasion. By televising the event, the new Queen Elizabeth heralded in the age of television. Some 20 million people saw the live broadcast.
Central London was heaving with both British and foreign enthusiasts. Not even the rain was going to stop them enjoying themselves in their thousands.
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