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☆ King Charles III Is Crowned in Lavish Coronation Ceremony
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-06 | by ( Max Colchester | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

LONDON— King Charles III was crowned by the archbishop of Canterbury in Westminster Abbey, marking the new Carolean era with a star-studded guest list, thousands of marching soldiers and a ceremony that both celebrates a millennium of history and reflects a more modern, diverse Britain. The king, after holding a jewel-encrusted orb that represents the world under Christ and a scepter depicting earthly power, had the solid gold St. Edward’s Crown placed on his head by the archbishop. A cry of “God save the king” went up, a fanfare sounded, abbey bells rang and gun salutes boomed across the nation and beyond.

☆ Why is Camilla being crowned and will she be called ‘Queen’?
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-06 | by ( Lauren Said-Moorhouse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

London CNN —Queen Camilla? On Saturday, Camilla became the 29th Queen Consort to be crowned at Westminster Abbey. Many wives of a sitting monarch have often been titled as Queen, with the most recent example being Elizabeth II’s mother, Queen Elizabeth. But the first time we saw his wife titled as “Queen Camilla” was in the elaborate coronation invitations sent out to esteemed VIPs. “The coronation is an appropriate time to start using ‘Queen Camilla’ in an official capacity,” the royal source said.

☆ Coronation: King Charles III Is Crowned Britain’s Monarch
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-06 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Lawmakers Fight for Child Vloggers to Be CompensatedFor children who appear in monetized content online, like vlogs and social media posts, there are currently no laws to protect them or ensure they get a cut of the money they help earn. Now, some state lawmakers are fighting to change that. Tech News Briefing producer Zoe Kuhlkin joins host Zoe Thomas to explain why Illinois may be the first state to cross the finish line. Photo: Getty Images

☆ War of the Hats: Coronation vs. Kentucky Derby
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-06 | by ( The Styles Desk | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Thousands of guests converged for the coronation of King Charles III in London today, with millions more watching from around the world. Here in America, the Kentucky Derby is known for its attendees wearing their own flamboyant head gear. Fans watched Mage win the 149th Derby, followed by Two Phil’s and Angel of Empire, rounding out the top three. Not known for subtlety, Derby hats this year offered a range of colors and fabrics, from elegant to loud, floral to plumed and everything in between. Take our quiz to see if you can tell which side of the pond each of these hats came from.

Just 21% say their views on the royal family have gotten more positive over the past decade, with another 41% saying their overall opinion has stayed the same. A CNN poll suggests attitudes towards the British royal family have worsened over the past decade, ahead of the coronation of King Charles III. Prince Harry (right) and Meghan (left) are among those members of the royal family rated most favorably by young people. Jamie Lorriman/AFP/Getty ImagesBut not all members of the royal family are viewed in the same light. The poll was conducted on March 24 through 26 among a random sample of 2,093 UK adults aged 18 and older.

☆ King Charles' scaled-back coronation set to cost the UK up to $125 million
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Estimates put the cost of King Charles coronation at between £50 million and £100 million ($63-125 million). Future Publishing | Getty ImagesLONDON — The eyes of the world will be on the U.K. this weekend as King Charles III is crowned at Westminster Abbey in a quintessentially British display of pomp and pageantry. However, King Charles himself is said to have sought a more scaled-back celebration, with a "shorter," "smaller, less expensive and more representative" ceremony — part of his wider plans for a slimmed down monarchy. That's potentially more than the approximately £50 million in today's money — then £1.5 million — spent when the queen took the throne in 1953. It's also well above the equivalent £24.8 million — then £450,000 — spent on George VI's coronation in 1937.Who pays for the event?

☆ Why Should Charles III Be King?
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Tanya Gold | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

King Charles(Francis Xavier,Professor X) III Prof. King Charles III, a telepath and the leader of the X-Men, is powerfully gifted, like the real Charles III (a noted gardener and watercolorist). King Charlize (Theron) III Charlize III is a gifted actor, which all good monarchs need to be, and an extraordinarily beautiful woman. King Charles III, theMadame Tussauds waxwork Wax Charles III lives in Madame Tussauds on Baker Street, and more people met him in 2022 — 2.5 million — than the real king will meet during his whole reign. King Charlie (Sheen) III Another actor, who has the advantage of already being from a famous dynasty: his father played Jed Bartlet, the philosopher king from “The West Wing.” King Charlie (Sheen) III would be handsome but not as handsome as King Charlize (Theron). King Charles (Dickens) III could not function in a country with failing public services and a system that taxes earnings, not wealth.

☆ King Charles III’s Coronation Guest List Targets Diversity and Inclusion
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Max Colchester | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Memorabilia to commemorate King Charles III’s coronation, which is due to take place in London on Saturday. Photo: Thomas Krych/Zuma PressLONDON—Watching on as King Charles III is crowned in Westminster Abbey on Saturday will be an unusually eclectic group of people, a guest list that reflects the monarch’s drive to keep the institution relevant through diversity and a greater connection with ordinary Britons, even if that means quite a few aristocrats have been snubbed. Among those expected to attend in person as the new king is anointed with holy oil will be pop star Lionel Richie, U.S. first lady Jill Biden, the king of Tonga, the magician Dynamo, French President Emmanuel Macron and Max Woosey, a teenage boy who camped in his garden for three years to raise money for charity.

☆ Where the royal family goes in London, from Indian restaurants to theme parks
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Well, they’re not, obviously – but sometimes they do put down their tiaras, leave their palaces and join the hoi polloi at restaurants, bars and even theme parks. He once called Brilliant Restaurant in Southall, west London his favorite Indian restaurant – and Gordon Ramsay is also a fan. Stuart C. Wilson/Getty ImagesBack in the noughties, party Prince Harry was a regular at Mahiki, a Tiki-themed bar-club-restaurant in Mayfair. Simon Dack/AlamyIn his memoir “Spare,” Prince Harry wrote about popping out to shop for clothes at T.K. Toby Melville/Getty ImagesThe-then Meghan Markle was apparently spied In the heart of Chelsea while she was engaged to Prince Harry, getting a facial from Sarah Chapman.

☆ Many in U.K. Greet King Charles’s Coronation With a ‘Take It or Leave It’ Shrug
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-30 | by ( Mark Landler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

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. They love the royal family.

☆ Ticketmaster Finds Itself in a Royal Mess Over Coronation Concert
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-29 | by ( Lauren Mccarthy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

At five minutes past noon on Tuesday, Ticketmaster sent Joe Holmes and many others in Britain an email: “Congratulations, you have been successful in the ballot” for two tickets to King Charles’s coronation concert. Mr. Holmes, a student in his final year at the University of Essex, saw it immediately while checking his email and rushed to click the link to claim his tickets to the concert, an official coronation event that will take place a day after King Charles III is crowned — only to be met with a message saying that none were available. He was one of dozens of people who believed they had secured entry to the concert before being quickly let down once they tried to collect tickets. Many Twitter users posted screenshots of the same “congratulations” email Mr. Holmes received this week and expressed frustration about the confusing messaging; one user called the email “disgraceful” and said Ticketmaster had a “total shambles of a system.”It was “immediate excitement and then immediate disappointment,” Mr. Holmes said on Friday. He had already sent a screenshot of the email to his sister in celebration and believed his next step would be to book a train to the event.

☆ Charles' coronation seized on by republicans as chance to ditch monarchy
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Andrew Macaskill | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

They believe Charles' accession to the throne presents their best chance of ending the monarchy, which traces its history back more than 1,000 years. Anti-monarchy protests are relatively small, and polls show the majority of Britons still want a royal family. Charles wants a slimmed-down monarchy which would be less expensive to run and his mother said the royal family only existed with the support of the people. Demonstrations against the monarchy are also planned in the capitals of Scotland and Wales on the day of the coronation. "Younger people are moving away from the royal family in their droves," he said.

Charles’ coronation is expected to be shorter than his mother’s seven decades ago. The spot where King Charles will be crowned inside Westminster Abbey Dan Kitwood/Getty ImagesWhat happens during the coronation service? Which crown will King Charles use? How is King Charles making the ceremony more inclusive? Don’t missThe coronation of King Charles III brings pageantry, revelry, and new questions – is the monarchy relevant in the modern world?

☆ 6 British Castles Where You Can Stay Like Royalty on a Commoner’s Budget
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Nora Walsh | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Britain teems with castles that offer travelers a chance to walk the same halls and sleep in the same quarters as monarchs of days gone by. “You’ve got the king who marries six times, the virgin queen, the crown changing hands numerous times on the battlefield, abdication, usurpations, scandal. It’s basically the best drama you could ever hope for.”Sleeping in a castle can feel like playing a bit part in that sweeping tale. “When people stay in a castle they never forget it,” said Roger Masterson (a.k.a. the Castle Man), founder of Celtic Castles, a travel company and booking platform that works with more than 100 castles across the United Kingdom.

☆ Rare photo captures the moment the keys were turned on a US military 'doomsday' plane to launch an ICBM
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The US military test-launched a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile last week. Newly released Air Force photos show the moment an airman turned the keys to initiate the launch. The launch was executed aboard a so-called 'doomsday' plane, and a newly released photo captures the moment an airman turned the keys to initiate the launch. US NavyUS Strategic Command said last week's launch is "part of routine and periodic activities" to ensure that Washington's nuclear capabilities are stable. Several times a year, an ICBM will be pulled from one of the Air Force Global Strike Command missile wings for an Operational Test Launch at Vandenberg.

Coronations at Westminster Abbey go back almost one thousand years. Like Charles III, William had his coronation at Westminster Abbey. Gross says coronation blunders do not become truly significant for monarchs until their reign starts to go wrong. A “beautiful and symbolic” silver cross containing a piece of the so-called True Cross will lead King Charles’ coronation procession in London next month. Meanwhile, gun salutes will sound from military bases and ships at sea to mark the moment Charles is crowned King.

While many other European monarchies have come and gone, or are far diminished in scale and importance, the British royal family has remained remarkably resilient. Republic, a group that wants to abolish the monarchy, has pointed to a poll which showed a majority of people were not interested in the coronation. RELEVANCE"Relevance is absolutely crucial to the monarchy," said Robert Hardman, a long-time royal correspondent and author of 'Queen of our Times'. But, in return, the royals are considered public property with an expectation that they play the press "game" in return for gilded lives in palaces. "Monarchs and their families need the media just as the media need them," Harshan Kumarasingham, senior lecturer in British politics at the University of Edinburgh.

☆ The Fight Over a Drug That Is Great for Horses but Horrific for Humans
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Jan Hoffman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, where the Philadelphia neighborhood of Kensington is ground zero for tranq dope, announced that his administration was doing so. Since then, it has been used for procedures on sheep, deer, elk and even cats and dogs, as well as on horses and cattle. Earlier trials in humans had been shut down because the drug led to respiratory depression, so manufacturers never sought approval for human use. And unlike the protocols for opioids, those for reversing tranq dope withdrawal or managing rehabilitation have not been standardized. Schedule III includes buprenorphine and the anticonvulsant drug gabapentin.

☆ Factbox: Why does King Charles have a coronation ceremony and what happens?
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

IS THE CORONATION CEREMONY UNIQUE? "The form of the ceremony that we'll see when Charles III is crowned is unique to this country and unique in its survival," royal historian Alice Hunt said. "It has also always retained at its heart, a kind of religious moment of transformation. "It's very easy with a religious ceremony to let the words kind of wash over you," Hunt said. His wife Camilla will also go through a simpler, mini-coronation ceremony as queen.

☆ Factbox: Little known facts about King Charles: One-time jockey and hedgelayer
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LONDON, April 18 (Reuters) - King Charles will be crowned next month at London's Westminster Abbey, following in a tradition that dates back some 1,000 years. Here are some little known facts about the monarch:FIRST REGAL SCHOOLBOYCharles is the first monarch to have gone to school, as all his predecessors were educated by private tutors. As part of his education, he spent two terms at Geelong Church of England Grammar School in Melbourne, Australia. SPORTYAs a young prince, Charles loved skiing, surfing, and scuba diving. MUSIC AND ARTS LOVERCAMBERLEY, ENGLAND - APRIL 14: King Charles III inspects the 200th Sovereign's parade at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst on April 14, 2023 in Camberley, England.

☆ Biden plans to focus heavily on the economy in Belfast speech marking Good Friday Agreement anniversary
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Kevin Liptak | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Biden’s optimistic speech did not paper over tensions that persist 25 years after the Good Friday Agreement was signed. “It doesn’t change the political dynamic in Northern Ireland,” said Jeffrey Donaldson, leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, which withdrew from the government in dispute of Brexit trade rules. Ahead of the speech, Biden sat for brief talks over coffee with Sunak, though won’t participate in any major public events with him while he’s here. That includes the former leader of the Democratic Unionist Party Arlene Foster, who previously served as the first minister of Northern Ireland. The region along the border with Northern Ireland was where Biden’s great-great-great-grandfather, Owen Finnegan, was born in 1818.

☆ Rare manuscript that paved way for British monarchy's return up for auction
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, April 6 (Reuters) - A rare 17th-century manuscript, which was key to the restoration of the British monarchy under King Charles II a decade after the execution of his father, will be auctioned next month, coinciding with the coronation of his current namesake. One of two surviving copies is to go under the hammer in May at London auction house Sotheby's, a couple of days before the current monarch King Charles III is crowned at London's Westminster Abbey. "It is through this declaration that in 1660 the monarchy was re-established and the terms by which they would rule agreed, which still apply today, 350 years later as Charles III ascends the throne." Sotheby's said five copies of the declaration were made, with the only other surviving one kept in the parliamentary archives. ($1 = 0.8019 pound)Reporting by Michael Holden; editing by Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Coronation roles for Prince George, Camilla's grandchildren, says Buckingham Palace
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] The invitation for the Coronation of Britain's King Charles III is seen in this undated handout image obtained by Reuters April 4, 2023. LONDON, April 4 (Reuters) - King Charles's grandson Prince George and the grandchildren of the Queen Consort Camilla will play major roles in the coronation of the British monarch next month, Buckingham Palace confirmed on Tuesday. George, 9, the eldest son of heir to the throne Prince William, will be one of the king's four pages of honour who will accompany him at the grand ceremony on May 6, and join the procession through the nave of London's Westminster Abbey. Camilla's four pages will be made up of her grandchildren Freddy Parker Bowles, and Gus and Louis Lopes, as well as her great-nephew Arthur Elliot. British newspapers had previously reported that the queen consort wanted her grandchildren to play significant roles, even though their parents are the children from her marriage to her first husband, Andrew Parker Bowles.

☆ King Charles III’s Trip to France Postponed Amid Unrest
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( Noemie Bisserbe | Max Colchester | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

King Charles III is still set to visit Germany as planned. PARIS—The French government postponed a visit by Britain’s King Charles III amid widespread strikes that threatened to disrupt a protocol-heavy event aimed at solidifying Anglo-French ties that had been strained by Brexit. President Emmanuel Macron ’s office said the government decided to reschedule the king’s first overseas official visit after unions called for a day of new nationwide protests on Tuesday against the government’s pension overhaul.

☆ Tourists to get chance to walk in King Charles' coronation footsteps
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive at Llandaff Cathedral for Wales' National Service of Prayer and Reflection for Britain's Queen Elizabeth, following her death, in Cardiff, Wales, Britain September 16, 2022. REUTERS/Carl RecineLONDON, March 24 (Reuters) - London's Westminster Abbey said visitors will get the chance this summer to follow King Charles' coronation footsteps, getting access for the first time in living memory to an area sealed off to the public. Charles will be crowned on May 6 at the church where coronations for English and British monarchs have been held for the past 1,000 years. "For the first time in known history, this pavement will be on view and used for a coronation," said Vanessa Simeoni, the head conservator at the Abbey. Reporting by Will Russell; Writing by Michael Holden; Editing by Alison WilliamsOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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