King Charles and His Coronation: So What?

Very shortly we will be witnessing the crowning of King Charles III presumably at Westminister Cathedral. Prince Charles became King Charles the moment his mother died. The crowning or coronation is simply a public spectacle to confirm this. The last coronation ceremony was in 1952 when Queen Elizabeth was crowned.

The coronation of monarchs has been going on for a thousand years or more. The present monarchy the Windsors are related to all the royal houses of Europe. Queen Victoria and her offspring gave rise to all the Royal families of Europe. The present royal family are of German descent and this is often spoken about. The real name is Battenburg, however, this name was changed to Windsor. At the time Britain was at war with Germany from 1914 - 1918. Being German or being of German descent at that time in the UK was not popular. Hence the Battenburgs changed their name to Windsor to make sure they were loyally British. Historically speaking of course many British people carry Anglo-Saxon blood. Which makes us German. Even English give or take a few other foreign influences is a Germanic language. But for some reason, this simple fact is conveniently forgotten. So the next time we bring up the fact the Windsors are of German descent perhaps we should remember English history.

The Royal family brings in a lot of money. Indeed, on history alone, foreign visitors bring in revenue by visiting historical sites. Americans do not have the history the UK does hence their fascination.

Every media outlet will be building up to the big day. Merchandise will be on sale from t-shirts, hats, hoodies, etc. For the economy (a favourite subject of the government) will benefit from this. The monarchy remains extremely popular in the UK. So those supporters will love this. On the coronation day, it will be wall-to-wall coverage. Of course, Royalists will love it and so that is to be expected.

However, what about those that dislike the institution of the monarchy? Republicans and there are a lot will have no choice in the matter. The BBC, ITV, Sky, GB News, etc, will go ahead as it has done since the days of the British Empire with broadcasts of Charles' coronation. Of course, if you are a Republican you do not have to watch this. But it seems the mainstream media do not acknowledge the people who support the idea of Britain being a Monarchless Republic. If there were suddenly no monarch in the UK tourists would still come. On our history alone this would keep them coming and with that their finance.

In a time when many British people are below a certain financial income is it right to show the monarch being crowned? With all the gold and jewels on display where people worry about being homeless or going to food banks is this moral?

While I appreciate the history of the UK I am not a Royalist. As I said earlier, the UK could survive on historical tourists alone. We have enough history to keep the coffers for our economy full forever probably.

How long will the monarchy last? Charles at 74 has been waiting to succeed his mother all his life. That is what his role has been and will be. The automatic assumption is that William will succeed his Father one day. Some have said the monarchy is a dying institution because the support for the monarchy is not what it once was. However, whether the monarchy will survive or not can only be speculated on at best.

For many particularly older people, the monarchy is the personification of what Britain stands for and is. This it seems is only the narrative the media put out to the world. Hardly ever is the alternative narrative ever broadcast about those who see the empire, commonwealth, and monarchy as an outdated institution.