A few days ago I found on the Internet an old photo of a child who watched the coronation of Elizabeth II from a window, in 1953. Seventy years later, that child turned old man has been crowned as Carlos III. And although the ceremony has been shorter and more sustainable (even recycling costumes, paper and crowns), the setting and the liturgy have been similar. It is what feudal institutions have, which teleport you to the Middle Ages. But the new king does not have his mother’s poise and nervousness has given him away as soon as he arrived at the abbey. Despite having prepared for decades to reign, Charles III entered Westminster fiddling with the cord of his cloak. Mind you, though everyone held their breath when they gave him a fountain pen, this time he didn’t ride any Christ.
Prince Harry arrived alone and trying to smile, but stretching from the vest (obvious sign of discomfort). Sitting (relegated) in the third row next to the other plague-ridden member of the family, Prince Andrew (although he was right, since they accused him of being a pedophile), the feather in his Aunt Ana’s hat did not allow him to be seen. Coincidentally, a few months ago at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, a candle also stood in the way so that we could not contemplate Meghan Markle …
Another of the guests who has attracted attention and who will have prevented the visibility of everyone around her with her headdress has been Letizia. Dressed in a beautiful pink two-piece, some republican will have tricked her into wearing a giant wok on the head. King Charles had requested that nobles not wear crowns, so Kate Middleton has worn one gorgeous floral tiara matching that of his daughter, Princess Charlotte. Also highly applauded that the Princess of Wales decided to take her mother-in-law, Lady Di, to the coronation putting on one of her earrings. And it is that when Camila appeared in the abbey, the networks have been filled with videos and photographs of the one who will always be the queen: Diana. It is true that the beloved of Carlos III was greatly favored with a white dress by Bruce Oldfield -by the way, Princess Diana’s regular designer…-, but she was distracted throughout the ceremony (looking the other way) and worried about how she would the hair was left with the crown. So what the Archbishop of Canterbury was much more careful with Camila than with Carlos. He did not put the crown of Saint Edward on the king, he twisted it on.
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Instead of leggings and stockings, Carlos III has opted for a military uniform. But, as tradition dictates, they have undressed him to invest him as king. In the privacy that four screens have brought him, he has been anointed in vegan oil and his son and heir, Prince William, has sworn allegiance to him with a kiss.
But the best thing about the coronation, just as it was during the queen’s platinum jubilee, it was prince louis. After a few yawns, the youngest son of the princes of Wales got permission to go play. Already in the greeting from the balcony of Buckingham he was once again the protagonist. God save Prince Louis!