Showing posts with label King Charles III. Show all posts
Showing posts with label King Charles III. Show all posts
Sunday, May 07, 2023
An Insider's Experience of King Charles III
King’s Coronation: Royal Family Appear on Buckingham Palace Balcony - BBC News
Saturday, May 06, 2023
Charles III Was Crowned King. But Can He Ever Be the Star?
THE NEW YORK TIMES: On Saturday, Charles finally became the focal figure of the long-running royal TV drama — if only for a day.
The coronation of King Charles III mixed traditional pageantry with modern touches. | Andrew Testa for The New York Times
It is always a challenge to introduce a major cast change in a long-running serial. Saturday morning, in a special episode with elements of “The Crown” and “Succession,” King Charles III finally became the focal figure of the royal ensemble — if only for a day.
The coronation of a British ruler is, of course, a political ritual and a religious ceremony. But it is also, as the crowning of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 established, a TV show. It’s an anachronistic assertion of divine right retooled to recognize that, in the electronic era, even hereditary rulers have to argue their relevance.
Charles’s coronation was a full-color spectacle, showing off the peacocked glory of British tradition and the bells and whistles of 21st-century TV. Britain brought out its finest garments, its finest relics, its finest rain. The networks took in all the splendor they could capture on camera; there were even graphics offering an X-ray of Westminster Abbey. The term “fairy tale” was deployed more than once.
But fairy tales have messages. This one had many: To convey continuity while styling the monarchy as modern, to reframe the narratives around the royal family and to introduce Charles not just as a leader but as a lead. » | James Poniewozik | Saturday, May 6, 2023
LIRE AUSSI :
Au Royaume-Uni, le couronnement de Charles III, un héritage millénaire à l’épreuve d’une société multiculturelle et sécularisée : La cérémonie religieuse est prévue samedi dans l’abbaye de Westminster. Pour la première fois, des femmes, évêques, prendront part à la liturgie, et les dignitaires portant les insignes royaux refléteront la diversité d’origines des Britanniques. »
LESEN SIE AUCH:
Der König wirkte geradezu fragil: Melancholie und festliche Nachdenklichkeit an einem verregneten Krönungstag: König Charles III. gibt sich gemessen. Der Gottesdienst aber enthält zahlreiche Gesten, die seinen Willen zeigen, ein moderner Monarch zu sein. »
It is always a challenge to introduce a major cast change in a long-running serial. Saturday morning, in a special episode with elements of “The Crown” and “Succession,” King Charles III finally became the focal figure of the royal ensemble — if only for a day.
The coronation of a British ruler is, of course, a political ritual and a religious ceremony. But it is also, as the crowning of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 established, a TV show. It’s an anachronistic assertion of divine right retooled to recognize that, in the electronic era, even hereditary rulers have to argue their relevance.
Charles’s coronation was a full-color spectacle, showing off the peacocked glory of British tradition and the bells and whistles of 21st-century TV. Britain brought out its finest garments, its finest relics, its finest rain. The networks took in all the splendor they could capture on camera; there were even graphics offering an X-ray of Westminster Abbey. The term “fairy tale” was deployed more than once.
But fairy tales have messages. This one had many: To convey continuity while styling the monarchy as modern, to reframe the narratives around the royal family and to introduce Charles not just as a leader but as a lead. » | James Poniewozik | Saturday, May 6, 2023
LIRE AUSSI :
Au Royaume-Uni, le couronnement de Charles III, un héritage millénaire à l’épreuve d’une société multiculturelle et sécularisée : La cérémonie religieuse est prévue samedi dans l’abbaye de Westminster. Pour la première fois, des femmes, évêques, prendront part à la liturgie, et les dignitaires portant les insignes royaux refléteront la diversité d’origines des Britanniques. »
LESEN SIE AUCH:
Der König wirkte geradezu fragil: Melancholie und festliche Nachdenklichkeit an einem verregneten Krönungstag: König Charles III. gibt sich gemessen. Der Gottesdienst aber enthält zahlreiche Gesten, die seinen Willen zeigen, ein moderner Monarch zu sein. »
The Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla | The Coronation Service in Full
Coronation order of service in full here.
Livestream auf Deutsch hier.
En direct en français ici.
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Westminster Abbey bis Buckingham-Palast: Die besten Bilder von Charles und Camilla: Grossbritannien ist im Festfieber und die Welt schaut nach London. Heute wurde Charles III. offiziell zum König gekrönt. Wir zeigen die besten Bilder. »
EXTRAORDINARY PHOTOS FROM THE CORONATION: here.
Thursday, May 04, 2023
After Diana: Did Britain Accept Charles and Camilla? | King Charles and Camilla | Timeline
May 4, 2023 | The marriage of Charles and Camilla is shrouded in controversy, especially due to Camilla's involvement in Charles' tragic marriage to Princess Diana. For the monarchy, the marriage is a step into the unknown.
Will Camilla finally win a place in the hearts of the British people? Or will this newest 'Royal' merely inflict further controversy on an already-troubled institution? This revealing documentary examines the past, present and future of a royal romance which has survived against all odds. But what will that future bring for King, Queen, and country?
Will Camilla finally win a place in the hearts of the British people? Or will this newest 'Royal' merely inflict further controversy on an already-troubled institution? This revealing documentary examines the past, present and future of a royal romance which has survived against all odds. But what will that future bring for King, Queen, and country?
A Look at the British Monarchy's Popularity ahead of King Charles' Coronation
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Diana’s Shadow Still Looms over King Charles | About That
The Coronation: King Charles's Finances Unpacked
Defender of All Faiths? Coronation Puts Focus on King Charles’s Beliefs
THE GUARDIAN: The crowning ceremony will be a deeply Christian affair. Will it be at odds with king’s desire to reflect UK’s religious diversity?
King Charles III with the archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, who said the coronation was ‘first and foremost an act of Christian worship’. Photograph: Aaron Chown/PA
In 1953, the year of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation, the UK was predominantly Christian, with Sunday church attendance the norm, children taught to say their prayers at bedtime and vicars regarded with unquestioning deference.
Opinion polls in the 1950s and 1960s asking people to name their religion found that between 86% and 91% gave a Christian denomination.
Seventy years on, as King Charles III prepares for his coronation on 6 May, the picture is rather different. The 2021 census found that for the first time, a minority of people in England and Wales described themselves as Christian, with those saying they had no religion gaining ground. Attendance at Sunday services at Anglican churches in England hit an all-time low (bar the pandemic year of 2020) in 2021, at 509,000 people, or less than 1% of the population. » | Harriet Sherwood | Thursday, May 4, 2023
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UK Jews ‘will be lining streets’ on coronation day, says chief rabbi: Ephraim Mirvis pays tribute to king ‘who respects other faiths’ »
In 1953, the year of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation, the UK was predominantly Christian, with Sunday church attendance the norm, children taught to say their prayers at bedtime and vicars regarded with unquestioning deference.
Opinion polls in the 1950s and 1960s asking people to name their religion found that between 86% and 91% gave a Christian denomination.
Seventy years on, as King Charles III prepares for his coronation on 6 May, the picture is rather different. The 2021 census found that for the first time, a minority of people in England and Wales described themselves as Christian, with those saying they had no religion gaining ground. Attendance at Sunday services at Anglican churches in England hit an all-time low (bar the pandemic year of 2020) in 2021, at 509,000 people, or less than 1% of the population. » | Harriet Sherwood | Thursday, May 4, 2023
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UK Jews ‘will be lining streets’ on coronation day, says chief rabbi: Ephraim Mirvis pays tribute to king ‘who respects other faiths’ »
King Charles III Takes the Throne
Wednesday, May 03, 2023
Krönung von King Charles: Mit goldenem Löffel und Splittern vom Jesuskreuz | DER SPIEGEL
The Coronation of King Charles: Everything You Need to Know
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Tuesday, May 02, 2023
Sky News Australia: Coronation Chaos: Royal Experts Warn Big Challenges ahead for King Charles
Sunday, April 30, 2023
Brits Ask: Is Charles My King or #NotMyKing? | Focus on Europe
Many in U.K. Greet King Charles’s Coronation With a ‘Take It or Leave It’ Shrug
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Images of the new king may be blanketing Britain, but many in the country are more focused on navigating a cost-of-living crisis than celebrating a dysfunctional royal family.
King Charles III and the queen consort, Camilla, attending a ceremony on Thursday at Buckingham Palace in London. | Pool photo by Stefan Rousseau
When King Charles III is crowned on Saturday, he will undergo a ritual so rare in modern British history that it last occurred 70 years ago, roughly the wait between sightings of Halley’s comet. And yet the coronation has yet to capture the imagination of a Britain preoccupied by other concerns.
Images of the new king — in chocolate, in Legos and in wax — are popping up in bakeries, toy stores and at Madame Tussauds wax museum. Ancient relics of coronation, like the Scottish stone of destiny, are being delivered to Westminster Abbey for the ceremony. Charles and his queen consort, Camilla, are rehearsing every step of the service in a specially staged room at Buckingham Palace.
But in a recent poll of 3,070 adults in Britain by the market research firm YouGov, 64 percent of respondents said they had little or no interest in the coronation. Only a third said they were strongly or fairly interested in it. Among those aged 18 to 24, the number voicing little or no interest rose to 75 percent. » | Mark Landler, Reporting from London | Sunday, April 30, 2023
When King Charles III is crowned on Saturday, he will undergo a ritual so rare in modern British history that it last occurred 70 years ago, roughly the wait between sightings of Halley’s comet. And yet the coronation has yet to capture the imagination of a Britain preoccupied by other concerns.
Images of the new king — in chocolate, in Legos and in wax — are popping up in bakeries, toy stores and at Madame Tussauds wax museum. Ancient relics of coronation, like the Scottish stone of destiny, are being delivered to Westminster Abbey for the ceremony. Charles and his queen consort, Camilla, are rehearsing every step of the service in a specially staged room at Buckingham Palace.
But in a recent poll of 3,070 adults in Britain by the market research firm YouGov, 64 percent of respondents said they had little or no interest in the coronation. Only a third said they were strongly or fairly interested in it. Among those aged 18 to 24, the number voicing little or no interest rose to 75 percent. » | Mark Landler, Reporting from London | Sunday, April 30, 2023
Saturday, April 29, 2023
King Charles Facing a 'Nightmare' as Coronation Nears
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
King Charles Coronation: Who Is Going - and Who Isn't?
BBC: With less than a month to go until King Charles III's coronation, we are starting to get a clearer picture of who is on the guest list - and who isn't.
On 6 May the King will be crowned alongside Camilla, the Queen Consort, at Westminster Abbey in London.
The King has opted for a smaller, shorter and more diverse ceremony than the previous coronation held for his mother in 1953.
Invitations have been sent to about 2,000 people - here is what we know so far about the guest list. Members of the Royal Family » | Charley Adams, BBC News | Monday, April 17, 2023
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Coronation of King Charles III »
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Jesus Was a Revolutionary, Unlike the Church Establishment
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Sunday, December 25, 2022
King Charles Pays Tribute to His Mother in First Christmas Message as Sovereign
Dec 25, 2022 | King Charles III delivered his first Christmas message on Sunday, paying tribute to his late mother Queen Elizabeth II. Echoing his mother's words in her last Christmas message, where she spoke of her grief at losing her husband Prince Philip, Charles said Christmas was 'a particularly poignant time for all of us who have lost loved ones'.
Charles delivered his pre-recorded message standing in St George's Chapel in Windsor, where the Queen and Prince Philip are both buried. Footage of the royal family, including the prince and princess of Wales, appeared on screen while he spoke. His message ended with a rendition of 'O Little Town of Bethlehem,' which Charles used to cite the late Queen's 'belief in the power of that light', performed by the choir of St George's Chapel.
Charles delivered his pre-recorded message standing in St George's Chapel in Windsor, where the Queen and Prince Philip are both buried. Footage of the royal family, including the prince and princess of Wales, appeared on screen while he spoke. His message ended with a rendition of 'O Little Town of Bethlehem,' which Charles used to cite the late Queen's 'belief in the power of that light', performed by the choir of St George's Chapel.
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