Well, tomorrow is the big day when Charles is crowned king. I admit that I'm not interested in all the pomp and ceremony. I've got other things that I would rather do than watch all kinds of people dressed up in fancy clothes, hundreds of horses with fancy harness, many bands and many military dressed in their finest.
Sorry folks but I'm not interested in this stuff.
I do know and understand the role of the monarchy in the parliamentary system of government. I do understand the history of the monarchy.
One of my favorite movies was Henry the VIII. At least I think it was Henry the VIII. They would load up the wagons and go tearing across the countryside to a place where they would camp for a time.
My Mom was very interested in the monarchy and followed their activities.
I remember Queen Elizabeth's Coronation. We didn't have television in 1953 so listened to the coronation on the radio. It was a long drawn out procedure. The radio crew was very skilled in describing and we really could imagine what was going on. I remember the sounds of horses, bands and the church ceremony.
All school kids received a copper coin marking the Queen's coronation. The coin had no monetary value . Mine was probably in the family home until Mom died and then who knows what happened to it.
There was also a fireworks display in town and I had never seen fireworks before.
So there you have it. I'm not keen enough about royalty to watch all the ceremonies.
