2023-05-07 09:19:00
After the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, the British take part in thousands of neighborhood lunches on Sunday, before a big concert at Windsor Castle.
After several days of rehearsals, receptions, garden parties and solemn coronations at Westminster Abbey, the 74- and 75-year-old royal couple will hold a private reception at Windsor Castle (west London) on Sunday before attending the concert, presented by actor Hugh Bonneville (Downtown Abbey) in front of 20,000 spectators.
The American singers Lionel Richie and Katy Perry, the Chinese pianist Lang Lang, the Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli and a choir of more than 300 people from very diverse backgrounds will perform there. But no British headliners will be present.
Actor Tom Cruise is also set to make a video appearance, and even Winnie the Pooh is announced, possibly following in the footsteps of the Paddington Bear, star of a video where he had tea with Queen Elizabeth II at the opening of the Jubilee concert in June 2022.
On Monday, a public holiday granted especially for the coronation, the British were encouraged to take part in voluntary actions but the royal couple did not plan any public appearance.
He delegated to other members of the royal family the “big lunches” and neighborhood parties planned in the country on Sunday.
“Glorious Coronation”
Prince Edward and his wife Sophie will travel to Cranleigh in Surrey (south), Princess Anne and her husband Tim Laurence will be in Swindon, in the Cotswolds (west) and Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, daughters of Prince Andrew who became an outcast of the family, were announced in Windsor. Thousands of Britons are expected to attend these lunches, with pennants and decorations in the colors of the British flag. But 72% of Britons, unmotivated by the coronation, have no intention of taking part in any celebration, according to a YouGov poll on Friday.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has planned to invite volunteers, Ukrainian refugees and groups of young people to Downing Street for a post-coronation lunch. Saturday’s religious coronation in London of Charles III made for a historic day, with all the pomp associated with grand events in the monarchy.
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