![]() ![]() What surprises me are the statements of “not my King” and “I can’t be bothered, so I’m heading out of town.” I was also caught off-guard by the number of negative editorials about the coronation - and not just from the usual suspects in the Guardian. Of course, I get the resentment that crowds and annoying tourists like me can cause. ![]() I was not prepared for the less-than-enthusiastic attitude I have encountered from some people here. But hell, can’t we all give a cheer for a man who has patiently waited his turn for over seventy years? Indeed, if you are so nonplussed that you don’t even see his role and institution as something exceptional, then perhaps you need to reassess and count your national blessings. ![]() We Americans chose to fight to establish a republic, but we remain powerfully inspired and influenced by the status and presence of the British monarchīritish friends sometimes roll their eyes at American enthusiasm - our sunny optimism and, perhaps, too familiar approach. Yet I was surprised to find a substantial number of Brits raining on the royal coronation parade. I arrived full of goodwill and looking forward to this historic, and truly rare spectacle. Nothing was going to stop me coming to the UK to celebrate the King’s coronation, the monarchy and the Special Relationship ( Britain-hating Biden notwithstanding). I planned my trip from Palm Beach to London almost a year ago. ![]()
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