A rainy and glitzy British coronation. King Charles III and Queen Camilla were crowned on May 6 at Westminster Abbey in London, eight months after the death of Elizabeth II. They then greeted the crowd from the balcony of Buckingham Palace, as a family, but without Harry and Prince Andrews.
The happy and the indifferent of the monarchy
Glitz, diamonds and ermine, with festivities estimated between 57 and 114 million euros, according to the daily The Independent. An event largely paid for by the taxpayer, while the United Kingdom is experiencing a social crisis, inflation exceeding 10%, and, for almost a year, social movements for wage increases.
To recount this first coronation for seventy years, the festivities, the feelings of the British vis-à-vis the monarchy, this event in relation to their daily lives, Mathilde Cousin, journalist at 20 minuteswas special correspondent in England from May 4 to 7, 2023.
The journalist tells in the podcast “Minute Papillon! » the conditions of his departure, his work on site. She also recounts in this episode the words of the people met in London, the happy and the tired of the monarchy, but also her report in Axminster, a city of around 8,000 inhabitants in the south of England, which decided not to celebrate the event for financial reasons. Enjoy listening behind the scenes of our media!
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