At Trafalgar Square stands a large bronze statue of King Charles I, the 17th-century monarch deposed by Parliament and executed in 1649. On Saturday, protesters plan to gather beside it to chant “Not my king” as the royal procession goes by.
On his way to be crowned this week, King Charles III will travel by gilded coach through streets swathed in red, white and blue Union flags — and past a warning from history.
Republican activists have long struggled to build momentum to dislodge Britain's 1,000-year-old monarchy. But they see the coronation as a moment of opportunity. But millions more will ignore the ceremonies. Some will attend alternative events, including a gig in Glasgow by tribute band the Scottish Sex Pistols, recapturing the spirit of punks who sang “God save the queen, the fascist regime” during the late queen’s 1977 silver jubilee.
Even Charles' slimmed-down ceremony — with about 2,000 guests instead of the 8,000 who attended the queen’s coronation in 1953 — carries a big price tag for British taxpayers. The full cost won’t be known until afterward, but Elizabeth’s 1953 coronation cost 912,000 pounds, the equivalent of 20.5 million pounds today.
Charles is keen to be seen as a modern monarch, and Buckingham Palace has adapted some of the coronation’s ancient traditions for the 21st century. His coronation will be the first to feature contributions from Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and Sikh leaders, and the first to include female bishops.
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