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Nice work.
The concert tonight is truly a 'must miss' opportunity of a lifetime.
Frank F | 07.05.23 - 7:40 a.m. | #
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For a fair chunk of the population yesterday was their third coronation.
dg writes: about 1%
In your spreadsheets do you have the average interval between coronations? And maybe the most a centenarian could have seen at any point in history?
dg writes: 25 years. And six.
Putters | 07.05.23 - 7:50 a.m. | #
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I was interested to pick up via Google that the adaptation of "I was Glad" to the words "Vivat Regina Camilla" was not made specially for this occasion as I had thought, but was done by Parry himself in 1911 as "Vivat Regina Maria" has the same number of syllables. Fitting then that Camilla was wearing that previous consort's crown. And yes, a "satisfied smirk" indeed.
cau1khead | 07.05.23 - 8:34 a.m. | #
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Well it rained for the 1953 coronation so that was the same.
I thought the music selections were nicer for the 2023 version.
As for watching it, in 1953 I saw it in neighbor's house on a Bush TV22 9" television, in 2023 colour TV large screen and stereo sound!
In 1953 as many people did not have television and if they did it was only black and white, the Rank Organisation very quickly put on a Technicolor film of the coronation at their cinemas "A Queen is Crowned". My school took us along to the local Odeon for a morning showing. That will not be happening this time.
John | 07.05.23 - 8:38 a.m. | #
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It was a shame about the rain yesterday, as I feel it sets the tone for peoples memories of the event - remember the 2012 River Pageant?
Good news - thanks to the Coronation there were plenty of tomatoes in the supermarket yesterday.
Still Anon | 07.05.23 - 8:38 a.m. | #
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"to remember the last coronation you need to be at least as old as the King"
Well I am younger than Charles but only just, shared my 74th birthday with yesterday's event. Oh yes, I remember it well, watching on our neighbour's black and white tv on what was a very rainy day. And howling my head off on the village float which I certainly didn't enjoy. Still have my coronation mug which not having started school I was not supposed to have. It was such an occasion that even at the tender age of four it stuck in my memory for life. I wonder how many of today's four year olds will remember it in 70 years time, guess not that many, it was a far more low key affair this time, outside the capital you might not even know anything special was happening.
davews | 07.05.23 - 8:49 a.m. | #
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Did you experience the London Underground announcement by Charles and Camilla. Now that was moving.
Colin Whiting | 07.05.23 - 8:56 a.m. | #
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Thanks for the link to the Bus and Train User website. A delight although it’s already used too much of my time this morning. Particularly grateful for introducing me to “ Crossmyloof”.
Bryn Davies | 07.05.23 - 9:50 a.m. | #
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Thank you for the excellent reportage.
Pam Sepys | 07.05.23 - 10:09 a.m. | #
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A poor choice of tablecloths at the big lunch, I am afraid. The pattern resembles flags of Russia.
Patrickov | 07.05.23 - 10:30 a.m. | #
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Shame about the weather. I was at Westminster the previous Saturday as it sparkled in the sunshine and thought what a shame some flunky hadn't picked Saturday 29th April instead!
Just missed Friday's deluge. I saw the aftermath and the crowd still sheltering in the entrance hall of a central London tube station as I came up from the dry below and thought, blimey, that must have been heavy!
Cornish Cockney | 07.05.23 - 11:01 a.m. | #
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Was it just the colour on my TV or did the contrasting colour carpets in the Abbey resemble the Ukranian flag colours when seen side by side?
Labourer | 07.05.23 - 11:04 a.m. | #
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Bryn: I grew up round the corner from Crossmyloof, so barely bat an eyelid at the name. I was always told that it was to do with crossing a gypsy's palm (or loof) with silver. According to Wikipedia, the person who was paying the silver was Mary Queen of Scots on her way to battle, so there's another royal connection for you.
Bit of a shame about the damp squib of a flypast. Other than the RAF 100 spectacular, I don't remember the last Buckingham Palace flypast that wasn't curtailed by the weather.
martin | 07.05.23 - 12:29 p.m. | #
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I have never been to Motherwell but I will definitely go on a JMB Bus when I do.
Chris | 07.05.23 - 2:32 p.m. | #
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Too right that Camilla had a satisfied smirk having played her cards right in out manoeuvring everyone to gain a place at The top table.
Tones | 07.05.23 - 5:54 p.m. | #
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Dancing badgers - Fantastic!
Cottonsocks | 07.05.23 - 6:49 p.m. | #
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Yes, I did tackle a parkrun. And later went to watch the fly past from the top of Shooters Hill but alas it was too murky...
H SE18 | 07.05.23 - 8:14 p.m. | #
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I did some post-coronation London exploring today, and was taken aback by the number of Union Jacks. While patriotic big flag waving is very common year round in the United States, Brits don't usual put flags on their houses or fly them in the streets. To be honest, I think this is the most Union Jacks that I have ever seen in my (short) lifetime.
TW | 07.05.23 - 9:10 p.m. | #
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Those badgers are awesome. Thank you for introducing them into my life.
dg writes: those badgers are now 20 years old.
Deborah Kelly | 07.05.23 - 9:58 p.m. | #
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Any Coronation event scheduled for Sunday, like the concert and light displays around the UK, struck it lucky with the weather.
Tomorrow sadly looks like being another wet one.
Mikey C | 08.05.23 - 12:04 a.m. | #
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