[ad_1] LONDON — After the gilded spectacle of King Charles III’s crowning in an ancient religious ceremony, coronation festivities took a more down-to-earth turn Sunday with thousands of picnics and street parties held across the U.K. in his honor. The community get-togethers, part of a British tradition known as the Big Lunch, were intended to bring neighbors together to celebrate the newly crowned king even as support for the monarchy wanes. Critics complained about the…
"‘Big Lunch’ Follows Coronation Celebrating King Charles"Tag: coronation
[ad_1] As It Happens6:09Scottish stone shouldn’t be in coronation, says son of man who stole it back Jamie Hamilton says his late father would be displeased to learn the ancient symbol of Scottish royalty he once took back from the British is being used for the coronation of King Charles. The Stone of Destiny — a 150-kilogram chunk of sandstone, also known as the Stone of Scone — has a long and fraught history. It was…
"Scottish stone shouldn’t be in coronation, says son of man who stole it back from England"