At the Palais Saint-James, in London, the proclamation ceremony of the new king followed a millimeter program.
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Among the many images of an exceptional day, the one that appears on the BBC screen, Saturday September 10 in the afternoon, offers something dizzying. The two black couples against a background of greenery seem to come out of a trailer for successful – random series, succession. The two sons of Charles III, the new King of England, William and Harry, officially angry, stage their reconciliation with their respective wives, against the backdrop of a medieval fortress in Crénelée Tours, the castle of Windsor, in the Berkshire.
On this official day of enthronement of the new monarch, the two grandsons of the disappeared Queen receive, live, the tributes and condolences of the British. They collect themselves and lean, with their wives, like the rest of the family before them, on the heaps of flowers and the small words deposited in front of the castle, in memory of Elizabeth II. Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, does not drop her husband’s hand, Harry. The day before, King Charles publicly assured the couple, volunteer in the United States, of his deep affection. It is the former heroine of the successful series Suits, on Netflix, who plays the strongest scene. “Can I have a Hug?” Asks her a young girl behind the metal barriers. They hug each other’s arms, several seconds.
at the Palais Saint-James, in London, another medieval fortress with niche and official administrative residence of the crown, the ceremony is otherwise formal. The enthronement of British sovereigns, settled to the millimeter for centuries, is for the first time broadcast by the media. The Windsor obviously wish to mark the opportunity of a national communion, while the queen whose personality cemented the British people for seven decades has died.
center of gravity
The six former prime ministers still alive, from John Major to Boris Johnson. The leader of the opposition, Keir Starmer, and his predecessors. The current Prime Minister, Liz Truss. That of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, and the Prime Minister of Wales. The Archbishop of Cantorbéry, Justin Welby, and that of York, as well as their predecessors. Lords and ladies. Aristrocrats. Judges, senior officials, leaders from the Commonwealth countries. All that the United Kingdom has institutional power is assembled in tight ranks, dressed in black, solemn air. Faced with them, in the Red drapery room of the Palais Saint-James, the one who, until the death of the Queen, was still Prince Charles Philip Arthur George. Standing on a platform, Charles III is about to be proclaimed king. Behind him, a throne.
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