Despite warnings from the authorities and a contentious new law, anti-monarchists demonstrated in London on Saturday during the coronation of Britain’s King Charles III, according to The New York Times (NYT).
Anti-monarchists see the coronation as a chance to highlight how ridiculous it is to have a royal family in the twenty-first century, according to Emma Bubola’s article in the New York Times. In the northern city of Leeds, a 21-year-old student ordered 50 beach balls with the slogan “No more royals.” Republic, a group representing the British anti-monarchist movement, booed and yelled “Not My King” all morning long while wearing yellow T-shirts.
Before King Charles III was crowned on Saturday, a number of anti-monarchy protesters were detained in central London, according to CNN.
They were debating the wisdom of funding such an extravagant event while the nation was still suffering from the high cost of living.
Millions of Britons are on the verge of poverty as a result of stubbornly high inflation, years of wage stagnation, and the sudden and sharp increase in energy prices. Meanwhile, according to CNN, the UK government is preparing to spend tens of millions of taxpayer dollars on a lavish event honouring one extremely wealthy man: King Charles III.
One resident, Laura Billington, a teacher at a school in the city told CNN: “I am a bit of a royalist and I do like the royal family. But I think they haven’t really read the room, as it were. A lot of it should have come from their own pocket rather than the taxpayer. And I think it should have been toned down a little bit.”
According to CNN, the government has refused to put a price tag on the coronation, with estimates from British media ranging from USD 63 million to USD 125 million (Pound 50 million to Ppound 100 million).
Real wages across the nation, including bonuses, decreased 3% in the three months leading up to February, according to the Office for National Statistics.
According to CNN, the government has refused to put a price tag on the coronation, with estimates from British media ranging from USD 63 million to USD 125 million (Pound 50 million to Ppound 100 million).
Real wages across the nation, including bonuses, decreased 3% in the three months leading up to February, according to the Office for National Statistics. One of the biggest falls since records have been kept began in 2001, that.
They claimed that the coronation would be a crucial opportunity to emphasise the notion that Charles’s dedicated party and public holiday are only possible because he was born into the right family, especially in light of the fact that many Britons are having difficulty paying for food and electricity, according to NYT.
According to Republic director Harry Stratton, police stopped six of the protest’s organisers at around 7 a.m. (2 a.m. ET) and informed them they were detaining and searching them.
In a once-in-a-generation royal event, Britain’s King Charles III was crowned in front of tens of thousands of well-wishers who gathered in the heart of London despite the rain and hundreds of prominent guests inside Westminster Abbey.
Even though Charles ascended to the throne after his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, passed away in September of last year, the formal crowning of the monarch took place on Saturday.
The King and a few members of the royal family made their customary appearance on the Buckingham Palace balcony following the service. In London, a military flypast was cancelled due to the bad weather.
The famous Red Arrows of the Royal Air Force have completed their brief and scaled-down display by flying over Buckingham Palace in the pouring rain.
