Charles III: The crowning of the scandal! – Audience

Date controversyThe date of the coronation has been set. Charles will officially become king on May 6, 2023. A day of celebration for the Windsors, but which has created several controversies. First the choice of the date. Charles III would have been crowned a month later, on June 2, which would have corresponded to the anniversary of the 70-year reign of his mother, Elizabeth II. A beautiful tribute that the future sovereign would have voluntarily avoided. According to specialists, he wanted to mark a break and emancipate himself. The gesture, however, somewhat shocks the English, very attached to their former queen. A day at a price of goldAnother object of discontent: the pharaonic cost of the ceremony. If the guests will only be 2,000, therefore four times less than for Elizabeth II, the price of this coronation is exorbitant. At this time when the little people are crushed by inflation and struggling to make ends meet, it is estimated at 100 million pounds sterling, or about 115.7 million euros! For comparison, it is more than double that of Elizabeth II! The Queen had only spent £1.5million. If we take into account the times, it would amount today to only 50 small million pounds. Why this extra cost? Not because of the increase in the price of petit fours but because of safety! It is in any case the answer given: the devices being more important nowadays, they are more expensive. In summary, protecting 2,000 people in 2022 costs significantly more than protecting 8,000 guests in 1953… As with the Loch Ness monster, no one has yet succeeded in solving this mystery. But let Her Very Expensive Majesty’s subjects be reassured, according to the organizing committee, the British will have nothing to pay since the revenue from TV rights should largely cover the expenses. The sum is still difficult to be digested by our friends across the Channel. The date too. Everyone was saddened to see that it fell on a Saturday, and that the workers would therefore not benefit from a public holiday. Harry and Meghan, too, looked gray but for another reason: it’s Archie’s birthday! JEAN MARC