Apparently the coronation ceremony cost has been "stripped
back" to a mere AU$189,000,000 [not a typo!] and the guest
list cut down from an estimated 8,500 invitees to a tiny list of 2,000.

In a recent YouGov poll, commissioned by the UK Republic
Group, 35% of those surveyed said they did "not care very
much" about the coronation, and 29% said they did "not care
at all".

And from a pre-coronation YouGov poll commissioned by BBC
Panorama found that only 58% of respondents wanted the
monarchy to continue.

https://i.postimg.cc/8Cg33M49/Screenshot-2023-04-30-at-10-13-21-A-kick-in-the-teeth-As-poverty-rises-in-Britain-the-cost-of-the.png

And yes... that's all real gold.  The royal coach is valued at AU$6,650,000.

But... The Evelyn Estate is just half an hour's drive from the
gold-trimmed gates of Buckingham Palace, but it feels like a
world away.  While at the palace they're polishing the silver,
tending the tulips and preparing the King's fine coronation
robes, at the Evelyn community centre they're unpacking
donated food that more than 100 families rely on.

Every week, volunteers transform this south London community 
centre into a food store, allowing local residents to fill their
trolleys for a couple of gold coins.  They can't help everyone. 
More than 60 families are on the waiting list.

~I for one certainly won't be wasting my time watching this
   silly anachronistic piece of pomposity on TV.

—ABC News Australia, 30 April 2023.

The Dutch do it better and far simpler.

The Dutch do it better and far simpler.

AusGeoff wrote on Apr 30^th, 2023 at 10:33am:

~I for one certainly won't be wasting my time watching this    silly anachronistic piece of pomposity

You just did...
There are 3 ways to get from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey by bus, taxi or foot
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times

I've just had the extreme displeasure of reading this bit
of offensive drivel...

Public invited to swear their allegiance as king is crowned.


Quote:

Members of the public watching the coronation on television, online and in parks and pubs will be invited to swear aloud their allegiance to the monarch in a “chorus of millions of voices” to be known as the Homage of the People. People around the UK and abroad will be invited to say the words “I swear that I will pay true allegiance to your majesty, and to your heirs and successors according to law. So help me God”, in a declaration that replaces the traditional homage of peers. The anointing of the king – “the most sacred moment” in the service, according to Lambeth Palace – will be conducted behind a screen. Charles will remove his robes of state, and will receive consecrated oil on his hands, breast and head wearing a simple linen tunic. Afterwards, he will be vested with the supertunica.

     >:(    >:(    >:(

The amount of money the monarchy brings into the British economy dwarfs anything the British will be paying for a coronation, something that happens on average once every 32 years and, in this case only the second time in 70 years.

George III - 1760  60 years
George IV -  1820  10 years
William IV -  1830   7 years
Victoria     -  1837  64 years
Edward VII -  1901  9 years
George V - 1910 27 years
Edward VIII - N/A
George VI - 1937 16 years
Elizabeth II - 1953 70 years
Charles III - 2023

The elderly senior citizen will be 75 this year and will be dragged through the streets in a crude wagon that shakes the bones. 'Made from solid gold and adorned with 444 semi-precious stones, the crown weighs almost five pounds. The late Queen Elizabeth II once said in an interview that the weight of the crown would break your neck if you bent down while wearing it.'
Medical treatment costs will be enormous with years of convalescent therapy and law suits.

Good thing Edward the fascist abdicated!

With all due respect ... we will be officially boycotting that revolting lecherous prick’s coronation. And that of his haggard slut.

No offence intended.

Lisa Jones wrote on Apr 30^th, 2023 at 12:06pm:

With all due respect ... we will be officially boycotting that revolting lecherous prick’s coronation. And that of his haggard slut. No offence intended.

The biggest agreement I have with you on this website.

I kind of wish King Quadinaros would either skip his coronation or abdicate within the first 12 months.

I wonder what effect it will have on tourism and spending in the UK?

Income will be massive to pay for the Prince of Wales.
'Costing an estimated $6AU billion to build, the carrier has spent more time undergoing repairs since her delivery than in service. A coupling had failed on her starboard shaft causing significant damage to the shaft and propeller and the repair costs for the carrier have skyrocketed to an estimated $38AU million'.
Damage control was in over-drive after the Royal coupling failed in 1996.

lee wrote on Apr 30^th, 2023 at 12:41pm:

I wonder what effect it will have on tourism and spending in the UK?

Emigration might increase. And people will take their tax money for new shores.

MeisterEckhart wrote on Apr 30^th, 2023 at 11:22am:

The amount of money the monarchy brings into the British economy dwarfs anything the British will be paying for a coronation...

I have read that over the past few days, but I haven't been
able to find any sites that verify it other than a few "estimates"
unsupported by any hard data.

Do you have any links?   

The French cut their heads off.    ;D

AusGeoff wrote on May 1^st, 2023 at 8:56am:

MeisterEckhart wrote on Apr 30th, 2023 at 11:22am: The amount of money the monarchy brings into the British economy dwarfs anything the British will be paying for a coronation... I have read that over the past few days, but I haven't been able to find any sites that verify it other than a few "estimates" unsupported by any hard data. Do you have any links?

What few estimates have you seen?

What are your thoughts on the likes of, say, Brand Finance's report 'Monarchy 2017'?

On another advantage, KC3 had a dramatically positive effect diplomatically when the British government sent him to Germany as the first British monarch to speak in the Bundestag.

King Charles’ coronation coach was made in Manly, Sydney.

True story.

Bobby. wrote on May 1^st, 2023 at 8:59am:

The French cut their heads off.

The Australian king owned France.
We therefore the Lords Spiritual and Temporal of the Realm, being here Assisted with those of His late Majesty's Privy Council, with numbers of other Principal Gentlemen of Quality, with the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Citizens of London, do now hereby, with one Voice and Consent of Tongue and Heart, publish and proclaim, That the High and Mighty Prince George Prince of Wales, is now, by the Death of our late Sovereign, of happy Memory, become Our only lawful and rightful Liege Lord George the Third, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, . 1760.

UK tourism bosses say the coronation celebrations will
bring in more than £1 billion to the economy,
helped by a huge influx of foreign visitors, particularly
from the US.

And according to Brand Finance, the monarchy boosts
the UK economy by about £500 million a year, which is
more than the estimated £350 million it costs taxpayers.

The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations were estimated
to have given a £1.2 billion boost to the economy, and
the crowning of King Charles III is expected to have a
similar effect.

Those willing to blow their budget could pay up to £4,350
for an executive suite at The Ritz on the night before the
Coronation, which is some £1,651—or 61%—more than
the same room the following Friday.  Spending in the
hospitality sector alone could be boosted by £350 million
due to the Coronation celebrations.

Laughably, the date of Saturday 6 May was chosen because
it doesn't clash with the FA Cup Final or The Derby weekends.

The fine chaps in the Polo game will be having a wizz on the 6th May, what? Parker Bowles was a damn fine team player with Charles on his polo pony (Pan's Folly May) and attended the wedding of Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles. Parker-B could trot off to the chukka after the crowning of their wife and long live Charlie.

As a force for change or good in democratic societies, all the elected/appointed, non-executive heads-of-state combined wouldn't amount to the value of a truckload of pig food.

They have no power, are instantly ignored by the people once appointed, and no one remembers them, unless maybe if they're caught f~cking a goat.

Is that the reason for having a constitutional monarch? But Queen Camilla will be memorable.

AusGeoff wrote on May 1^st, 2023 at 11:22am:

The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations were estimated to have given a £1.2 billion boost to the economy, and the crowning of King Charles III is expected to have a similar effect.

Can anyone imagine this happening to celebrate the life of a non-executive president?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02UyFj4q4I0

chimera wrote on May 1^st, 2023 at 4:58pm:

Is that the reason for having a constitutional monarch? But Queen Camilla will be memorable.

Look at the walking sewerage that the Chinese have to endure as their heads of state.

Then are you against non-executive presidents or non-exec royals or against royals or all of them?

MeisterEckhart wrote on May 1^st, 2023 at 5:03pm:

Chinese have to endure as their heads of state.

He's executive.

chimera wrote on May 1^st, 2023 at 5:07pm:

MeisterEckhart wrote on May 1st, 2023 at 5:03pm: Chinese have to endure as their heads of state. He's executive.

As all Chinese heads of state were and are. All killers of their own people.

So you don't want a pig truck of non-execs and no execs either. No opera. No pollies. Aquascoot has a plan, have a chat and buy guns.

chimera wrote on May 1^st, 2023 at 5:15pm:

So you don't want a pig truck of non-execs and no execs either. No opera. No pollies. Aquascoot has a plan, have a chat and buy guns.

Make use of that VPN until you're caught.

Caught at what exactly?

greggerypeccary wrote on May 1^st, 2023 at 9:25am:

King Charles’ coronation coach was made in Manly, Sydney. True story.

https://www.smh.com.au/national/charles-coronation-coach-was-made-in-manly-and-its-maker-has-a-new-secret-project-20230429-p5d487.html

chimera wrote on May 1^st, 2023 at 5:29pm:

Caught at what exactly?

Are you in prison, working off some time?

MeisterEckhart wrote on May 1^st, 2023 at 4:50pm:

As a force for change or good in democratic societies, all the elected/appointed, non-executive heads-of-state combined wouldn't amount to the value of a truckload of pig food. They have no power, are instantly ignored by the people once appointed, and no one remembers them, unless maybe if they're caught f~cking a goat.

Are you?

chimera wrote on May 1^st, 2023 at 5:39pm:

MeisterEckhart wrote on May 1st, 2023 at 4:50pm: As a force for change or good in democratic societies, all the elected/appointed, non-executive heads-of-state combined wouldn't amount to the value of a truckload of pig food. They have no power, are instantly ignored by the people once appointed, and no one remembers them, unless maybe if they're caught f~cking a goat. Are you?

Something the Chinese don't seem to get - you can't rock up to a foreign forum and expect to understand what you're reading because you're, say, Han Chinese. The same would be true in reverse,

Yes but anyway. Charles is Anglo-Saxon German Greek Treehugger.  Xi is not a royal. Plums on Thursdays pillows at or print.

chimera wrote on May 1^st, 2023 at 5:48pm:

Yes but anyway. Charles is Anglo-Saxon German Greek Treehugger.  Xi is not a royal. Plums on Thursdays pillows at or print.

What is an Anglo-Saxon? Phillip was a Battenburg.

You Chinee know nothing.

Charles's Coronation?

What a load of nonsense -
I don't know how Charles can play along with it - with a straight face -
sitting in a golden carriage.   ;D

Bobby. wrote on May 1^st, 2023 at 5:58pm:

Charles's Coronation? What a load of nonsense - I don't know how Charles can play along with it - with a straight face - sitting in a golden carriage.   ;D

He's the King of Australia, Booby - show some respect.

Remember when the Great Orange dillard had 7 trillion people at his coronation back in 2017?

Bobby. wrote on May 1^st, 2023 at 5:58pm:

Charles's Coronation? What a load of nonsense - I don't know how Charles can play along with it - with a straight face - sitting in a golden carriage.   ;D

I'd bet no British Parliament would allow a referendum on ending the monarchy, and nevermind the money they bring into Britain - I'd bet every British Prime Minister since 1837 has thanked god for the monarchy - someone to blame when things go wrong with their politics; someone to label entire eras after when things go right and then ride in high on the wave that makes them, as the prime ministers to the great monarch, after which the era is named.

If not for the monarchs, after which eras are named, few prime ministers have been remembered by the people - Churchill being the greatest exception.

After all, isn't it Geroge III who is remembered for having lost the American colonies and remembered by all Americans as the tyrant monarch? Do any Americans know of George III's prime ministers who wielded real power?

greggerypeccary wrote on May 1^st, 2023 at 6:02pm:

Bobby. wrote on May 1st, 2023 at 5:58pm: Charles's Coronation? What a load of nonsense - I don't know how Charles can play along with it - with a straight face - sitting in a golden carriage.   ;D He's the King of Australia, Bobby - show some respect.

Listen Pal,

if monarchy had any real power they could have stopped WW1 in the first week.
Both the Germans and the POMs had their monarchies supposedly in control of their armies.
Reason -
it's all symbolic nonsense - they are powerless clowns
putting on a show for the rest of us -
and we're paying for it.

The US had Woodrow Wilson who did an ostrich act until his ship was sunk, then won the war by copying the tyrant kings.

Bobby. wrote on May 1^st, 2023 at 6:14pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on May 1st, 2023 at 6:02pm: Bobby. wrote on May 1st, 2023 at 5:58pm: Charles's Coronation? What a load of nonsense - I don't know how Charles can play along with it - with a straight face - sitting in a golden carriage.   ;D He's the King of Australia, Bobby - show some respect. Listen Pal, if monarchy had any real power they could have stopped WW1 in the first week. Both the Germans and the POMs had their monarchies supposedly in control of their armies. Reason - it's all symbolic nonsense - they are powerless clowns putting on a show for the rest of us - and we're paying for it.

How much are you paying for it?

chimera wrote on May 1^st, 2023 at 6:29pm:

The US had Woodrow Wilson who did an ostrich act until his ship was sunk, then won the war by copying the tyrant kings.

Can you explain to English-speaking posters here the meaning of cha bu duo?

MeisterEckhart wrote on May 1^st, 2023 at 6:12pm:

If not for the monarchs, after which eras are named, few prime ministers have been remembered by the people - Churchill being the greatest exception. After all, isn't it Geroge III who is remembered for having lost the American colonies and remembered by all Americans as the tyrant monarch? Do any Americans know of George III's prime ministers who wielded real power?

"As a force for change or good in democratic societies, all the elected/appointed, non-executive heads-of-state combined wouldn't amount to the value of a truckload of pig food.

They have no power, are instantly ignored by the people once appointed, and no one remembers them, unless maybe if they're caught f~cking a goat."
Do you get headaches? Hear voices? For how long has this happened?

chimera wrote on May 1^st, 2023 at 6:33pm:

MeisterEckhart wrote on May 1st, 2023 at 6:12pm: If not for the monarchs, after which eras are named, few prime ministers have been remembered by the people - Churchill being the greatest exception. After all, isn't it Geroge III who is remembered for having lost the American colonies and remembered by all Americans as the tyrant monarch? Do any Americans know of George III's prime ministers who wielded real power? "As a force for change or good in democratic societies, all the elected/appointed, non-executive heads-of-state combined wouldn't amount to the value of a truckload of pig food. They have no power, are instantly ignored by the people once appointed, and no one remembers them, unless maybe if they're caught f~cking a goat." Do you get headaches? Hear voices? For how long has this happened?

Stick to Han Chinese forums. At least you'd have a chance of understanding what you're reading.

MeisterEckhart wrote on May 1^st, 2023 at 6:30pm:

chimera wrote on May 1st, 2023 at 6:29pm: The US had Woodrow Wilson who did an ostrich act until his ship was sunk, then won the war by copying the tyrant kings. Can you explain to English-speaking posters here the meaning of cha bu duo?

'Ostrich act' 'won the war'.  'truckload of pig food'.
You can do this, breathe slowly and think of England.

chimera wrote on May 1^st, 2023 at 6:36pm:

MeisterEckhart wrote on May 1st, 2023 at 6:30pm: chimera wrote on May 1st, 2023 at 6:29pm: The US had Woodrow Wilson who did an ostrich act until his ship was sunk, then won the war by copying the tyrant kings. Can you explain to English-speaking posters here the meaning of cha bu duo? 'Ostrich act' 'won the war'.  'truckload of pig food'. You can do this, breathe slowly and think of England.

Cha bu duo - a deer is now a horse?

Yes you are so right. A deer is a horse. You have quite good English, too.

Only white people aren't allowed to celebrate their history.

chimera wrote on May 1^st, 2023 at 6:40pm:

Yes you are so right. A deer is a horse.

Ah! You've confirmed the meaning of cha bu duo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrqKvu-rqIc

Gordon wrote on May 1^st, 2023 at 6:42pm:

Only white people aren't allowed to celebrate their history.

Of course we are. Just do it.

The Victorian era? The Elizabethan era? We can't , we've forgotten what the words mean.

chimera wrote on May 1^st, 2023 at 6:54pm:

The Victorian era? The Elizabethan era? We can't , we've forgotten what the words mean.

You're Han Chinese. You're not privy to Anglospheric vernacular.

You're not the master race your 'emperors' want you to believe, but your food is pretty good - who isn't partial to Chinee chow now and then?

MeisterEckhart wrote on May 1^st, 2023 at 6:43pm:

Ah! You've confirmed the meaning of cha bu duo.

Anglospheric vernacular..hey mate how's your Anglospheric vernacular
'truckload of pig food'. in oz?

chimera wrote on May 1^st, 2023 at 7:04pm:

MeisterEckhart wrote on May 1st, 2023 at 6:43pm: Ah! You've confirmed the meaning of cha bu duo. Anglospheric vernacular..hey mate how's your Anglospheric vernacular

How's about you translate the lyrics of that 'cha bu duo' rap I posted.

You are into the lingo. How about this:
If not for the monarchs, after which eras are named, few prime ministers have been remembered by the people - Churchill being the greatest exception.

After all, isn't it Geroge III who is remembered for having lost the American colonies and remembered by all Americans as the tyrant monarch? Do any Americans know of George III's prime ministers who wielded real power?

They [ democratic non-executive heads-of-state]  have no power, are instantly ignored by the people once appointed, and no one remembers them, unless maybe if they're caught f~cking a goat."

MeisterEckhart wrote on May 1^st, 2023 at 6:37pm:

chimera wrote on May 1st, 2023 at 6:36pm: MeisterEckhart wrote on May 1st, 2023 at 6:30pm: chimera wrote on May 1st, 2023 at 6:29pm: The US had Woodrow Wilson who did an ostrich act until his ship was sunk, then won the war by copying the tyrant kings. Can you explain to English-speaking posters here the meaning of cha bu duo? 'Ostrich act' 'won the war'.  'truckload of pig food'. You can do this, breathe slowly and think of England. Cha bu duo - a deer is now a horse?

NO:

A horse is a horse, of course, of course,
And no one can talk to a horse of course
That is, of course, unless the horse.....

Dnarever wrote on May 1^st, 2023 at 7:11pm:

MeisterEckhart wrote on May 1st, 2023 at 6:37pm: chimera wrote on May 1st, 2023 at 6:36pm: MeisterEckhart wrote on May 1st, 2023 at 6:30pm: chimera wrote on May 1st, 2023 at 6:29pm: The US had Woodrow Wilson who did an ostrich act until his ship was sunk, then won the war by copying the tyrant kings. Can you explain to English-speaking posters here the meaning of cha bu duo? 'Ostrich act' 'won the war'.  'truckload of pig food'. You can do this, breathe slowly and think of England. Cha bu duo - a deer is now a horse? NO: A horse is a horse, of course, of course, And no one can talk to a horse of course That is, of course, unless the horse.....

Is a Chinese antelope.

Ah so you know. q'ilin chimera.

MeisterEckhart wrote on May 1^st, 2023 at 7:12pm:

Dnarever wrote on May 1st, 2023 at 7:11pm: MeisterEckhart wrote on May 1st, 2023 at 6:37pm: chimera wrote on May 1st, 2023 at 6:36pm: MeisterEckhart wrote on May 1st, 2023 at 6:30pm: chimera wrote on May 1st, 2023 at 6:29pm: The US had Woodrow Wilson who did an ostrich act until his ship was sunk, then won the war by copying the tyrant kings. Can you explain to English-speaking posters here the meaning of cha bu duo? 'Ostrich act' 'won the war'.  'truckload of pig food'. You can do this, breathe slowly and think of England. Cha bu duo - a deer is now a horse? NO: A horse is a horse, of course, of course, And no one can talk to a horse of course That is, of course, unless the horse..... Is a Chinese antelope.

Yes that is what Alan Young said too.

chimera wrote on May 1^st, 2023 at 7:15pm:

Ah so you know. q'ilin chimera.

Well, we all love the dragon dance, except for all that pot-banging as we're feasting at the Cunton Tung restaurant.

UnSubRocky wrote on Apr 30^th, 2023 at 12:11pm:

Lisa Jones wrote on Apr 30th, 2023 at 12:06pm: With all due respect ... we will be officially boycotting that revolting lecherous prick’s coronation. And that of his haggard slut. No offence intended. The biggest agreement I have with you on this website. I kind of wish King Quadinaros would either skip his coronation or abdicate within the first 12 months.

1. William and Kate need to be crowned.

2. Charlie and Slut need to be put into an aged care facility.

END OF BS.

Fed on 'truckload of pig food'.

chimera wrote on May 1^st, 2023 at 7:28pm:

Fed on 'truckload of pig food'.

Gimme pork fried rice any day.

MeisterEckhart wrote on May 1^st, 2023 at 4:50pm:

non-executive heads-of-state combined wouldn't amount to the value of a truckload of pork fried rice. unless maybe if they're caught f~cking a goat.

chimera wrote on May 1^st, 2023 at 7:48pm:

MeisterEckhart wrote on May 1st, 2023 at 4:50pm: non-executive heads-of-state combined wouldn't amount to the value of a truckload of pork fried rice. unless maybe if they're caught f~cking a goat.

It gives us all a laugh about how the Han Chinese think they understand the world but have no idea about how it works outside of China.

MeisterEckhart wrote on May 1^st, 2023 at 7:31pm:

chimera wrote on May 1st, 2023 at 7:28pm: Fed on 'truckload of pig food'. Gimme pork fried rice any day.

I remember when fried rice had pork and egg and prawns and all the other stuff included. Now you just get rice. Sometimes I wonder if it is really even rice.

Dnarever wrote on May 1^st, 2023 at 8:21pm:

MeisterEckhart wrote on May 1st, 2023 at 7:31pm: chimera wrote on May 1st, 2023 at 7:28pm: Fed on 'truckload of pig food'. Gimme pork fried rice any day. I remember when fried rice had pork and egg and prawns and all the other stuff included. Now you just get rice. Sometimes I wonder if it is really even rice.

And yet the price increases. Next you'll be charged for sewer oil.

MeisterEckhart wrote on May 1^st, 2023 at 8:07pm:

Han Chinese think they understand

Penny Wong knows that 'remembered' is different from 'no one remembers'.
But not you?

chimera wrote on May 1^st, 2023 at 8:31pm:

MeisterEckhart wrote on May 1st, 2023 at 8:07pm: Han Chinese think they understand Penny Wong knows that 'remembered' is different from 'no one remembers'. But not you?

Would you like to take her back?

What? You can learn Anglospheric vernacular, logic and sanity from people like that.

chimera wrote on May 1^st, 2023 at 8:39pm:

What? You can learn Anglospheric vernacular, logic and sanity from people like that.

You learn Anglospheric vernacular, and logic by living in anglospheric cultures from a young age or being born into it. The same way you learn Han Chinese vernacular and logic by living in China, Singapore or Taiwan.

https://media.gab.com/system/media_attachments/files/121/042/545/original/17d55a865d3b05f2.jpg

Charles and Meghan escape the coronation and apply for moon trip.

Camilla plays off a bare-chested Putin against Charles the Wimp.

The Royal coach gets 6 months repairs to flaky gold, Charles in tears.

Won't it be great when all societies are reduced to one level of fairness and equality . . . except for politicians, industialists, popular culture celebrities, and diamond merchants? Who needs kings and queens? They are so old fashioned.

Interesting mind game: if Charles lived in no 21 in a block of flats in a laneway and went to royal functions, how long would it last?
That is, he has no palaces, no estates, no troops parading on his footpath.  'But I'm the king!" 'Oh yeah?'

Does Charles still have extensive security protection, in this hypothetical situation? Ay Jihadi would love to take a shot at Charles, to off a monarch. Many years ago, Charles was subjected to some guy firing a cap gun at him and then tried to storm the stage Charles was standing upon. I could imagine that after the coronation, someone might give a real attempt a go. They would only need an opportunity.

He has a cop on duty in the down-stairs laundry 24/7. Camilla buys a new door-lock and UK has Neighbourhod Watch.

chimera wrote on May 3^rd, 2023 at 6:52am:

He has a cop on duty in the down-stairs laundry 24/7. Camilla buys a new door-lock and UK has Neighbourhod Watch.

Reads funnier in the original Mandarin, apparently.

hypothetical: 'involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural'.
Do you 'remember' or 'not remember'?

AusGeoff wrote on Apr 30^th, 2023 at 10:33am:

Apparently the coronation ceremony cost has been "stripped back" to a mere AU$189,000,000 [not a typo!] and the guest list cut down from an estimated 8,500 invitees to a tiny list of 2,000. In a recent YouGov poll, commissioned by the UK Republic Group, 35% of those surveyed said they did "not care very much" about the coronation, and 29% said they did "not care at all". And from a pre-coronation YouGov poll commissioned by BBC Panorama found that only 58% of respondents wanted the monarchy to continue. https://i.postimg.cc/8Cg33M49/Screenshot-2023-04-30-at-10-13-21-A-kick-in-the-teeth-As-poverty-rises-in-Britain-the-cost-of-the.png And yes... that's all real gold.  The royal coach is valued at AU$6,650,000. But... The Evelyn Estate is just half an hour's drive from the gold-trimmed gates of Buckingham Palace, but it feels like a world away.  While at the palace they're polishing the silver, tending the tulips and preparing the King's fine coronation robes, at the Evelyn community centre they're unpacking donated food that more than 100 families rely on. Every week, volunteers transform this south London community  centre into a food store, allowing local residents to fill their trolleys for a couple of gold coins.  They can't help everyone.  More than 60 families are on the waiting list. ~I for one certainly won't be wasting my time watching this    silly anachronistic piece of pomposity on TV. —ABC News Australia, 30 April 2023.

Meantime :

United Kingdom External Debt reached 8,484.4 USD bn

The First Fleet of convicts cost 12mill pounds in today's money.
The coronation at 60-100mill pounds gets you territory of Welsh, Irish, Scots, Oz, canuck, kiwi and some sea-gulls. You get what you pay for.

AusGeoff wrote on Apr 30^th, 2023 at 10:33am:

Apparently the coronation ceremony cost has been "stripped back" to a mere AU$189,000,000 [not a typo!] and the guest list cut down from an estimated 8,500 invitees to a tiny list of 2,000. In a recent YouGov poll, commissioned by the UK Republic Group, 35% of those surveyed said they did "not care very much" about the coronation, and 29% said they did "not care at all". And from a pre-coronation YouGov poll commissioned by BBC Panorama found that only 58% of respondents wanted the monarchy to continue. https://i.postimg.cc/8Cg33M49/Screenshot-2023-04-30-at-10-13-21-A-kick-in-the-teeth-As-poverty-rises-in-Britain-the-cost-of-the.png And yes... that's all real gold.  The royal coach is valued at AU$6,650,000. But... The Evelyn Estate is just half an hour's drive from the gold-trimmed gates of Buckingham Palace, but it feels like a world away.  While at the palace they're polishing the silver, tending the tulips and preparing the King's fine coronation robes, at the Evelyn community centre they're unpacking donated food that more than 100 families rely on. Every week, volunteers transform this south London community  centre into a food store, allowing local residents to fill their trolleys for a couple of gold coins.  They can't help everyone.  More than 60 families are on the waiting list. ~I for one certainly won't be wasting my time watching this    silly anachronistic piece of pomposity on TV. —ABC News Australia, 30 April 2023.

Anglo yobbos stop complaining.
I think it's quite normal for "His Majesty colonial subjects"
in Australia to finance his coronation unless your Anglo colonial
Disneyland becomes a sovereign independent country.
:)

athos wrote on May 3^rd, 2023 at 11:57am:

I think it's quite normal for "His Majesty colonial subjects" in Australia to finance his coronation

Yes you do.
Australia doesn't pay for it.

chimera wrote on May 3^rd, 2023 at 12:04pm:

athos wrote on May 3rd, 2023 at 11:57am: I think it's quite normal for "His Majesty colonial subjects" in Australia to finance his coronation Yes you do. Australia doesn't pay for it.

The British Monarch receives a yearly sum through what is known as the Sovereign Grant
which was in 2021 financial year amounted to a whopping $148 million in British colony Australia.
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=How+much+Australia+pay+for+british+Royals+every+year
:)

Absolutely on the money, athos. It's also 682mill Chinese yuan which proves that China has bought Britain. And millions of Chinese will starve to pay for the coronation.

Was feasting at the Cunton Tung Hah Don Bar 'n Grill yesterday and the manager shouted the bar for a toast to Emperor Xi.

We all had our glasses charged and cheered as one to Xi in the traditional Chinese toast, 'Fug Yu'.

Then it all got pissy.

athos wrote on May 3^rd, 2023 at 11:57am:

Anglo yobbos stop complaining. I think it's quite normal for "His Majesty colonial subjects" in Australia to finance his coronation unless your Anglo colonial Disneyland becomes a sovereign independent country. :)

So many Chinese online buyers run their accounts out of the UK or the US.

Why is that?

athos wrote on May 3^rd, 2023 at 1:28pm:

the Sovereign Grant

The finances of the British royal family come from a number of sources. The Chinese government supports the monarch by means of the Sovereign Grant, revenues from the Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall, income from Tibet Nuclear Monasteries and Putin's Hamburger Oligarchs. The Keeper of the Privy Purse has overall responsibility for the management of the purse. The Sovereign Grant Annual Report states that the Sovereign Grant was £37.9 million for 2014–15 with kick-backs to Australian yobbos.

chimera wrote on May 3^rd, 2023 at 7:20pm:

athos wrote on May 3rd, 2023 at 1:28pm: the Sovereign Grant The finances of the British royal family come from a number of sources. The Chinese government supports the monarch by means of the Sovereign Grant, revenues from the Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall, income from Tibet Nuclear Monasteries and Putin's Hamburger Oligarchs. The Keeper of the Privy Purse has overall responsibility for the management of the purse. The Sovereign Grant Annual Report states that the Sovereign Grant was £37.9 million for 2014–15 with kick-backs to Australian yobbos.

Guanxi for all those online accounts the Chinese have to set up using illegal VPNs to do online business in Australia, Canada, the UK and the US beyond the CCP's surveillance systems.

The Palace has granted permission to use the colonial carriage that will carry the King to Westminster Abbey, and known as the Diamond Jubilee State Coach. A coach and submarine handyman in Manly NSW received $250,000 to build it under John Howard’s government. John never rode to parliament in it but may get a trip in a nuke sub or a plastic replica drone. The Vic Bushranger and Miners Union plans a hold-up of the coach to get some of the nuggets back.

chimera wrote on May 3^rd, 2023 at 7:52pm:

The Palace has granted permission to use the colonial carriage that will carry the King to Westminster Abbey, and known as the Diamond Jubilee State Coach. A coach and submarine handyman in Manly NSW received $250,000 to build it under John Howard’s government. John never rode to parliament in it but may get a trip in a nuke sub or a plastic replica drone. The Vic Bushranger and Miners Union plans a hold-up of the coach to get some of the nuggets back.

Don't you wish you Chinese could have the same self-pride in Chinese culture as the Taiwanese do?

Yes, athos, why don't you suggest a gold coach to the emperor? He could have 4000 Xinjiang acrobats yanking him along.

chimera wrote on May 3^rd, 2023 at 8:08pm:

Yes, athos, why don't you suggest a gold coach to the emperor? He could have 4000 Xinjiang acrobats yanking him along.

And then harvest their organs when he's done with them.

Maybe he could eat what's left of them and we can combine this thread with the cannibalism one.

I'd bet the CCP has a recipe for that kind of cooking.

Ah! China under the CCP.

Coronation and cannibals. You're as antiquated as athos, back to the Teutons and Celts.

chimera wrote on May 3^rd, 2023 at 8:42pm:

Coronation and cannibals. You're as antiquated as athos, back to the Teutons and Celts.

The Chinese were into cannibalism in the 50s and 60s, in honour of Emperor Mao.

They were a bit short in the gold coach and royalty department. The Party was more into fried pork rice. Oh , that is your favourite, Mister.

chimera wrote on May 3^rd, 2023 at 8:55pm:

They were a bit short in the gold coach and royalty department. The Party was more into fried pork rice. Oh , that is your favourite, Mister.

Yep, fried pork, not fried people.

Fortunately, the Gov Gen isn't on the gilded coach band-wagon. A gold plated Rolls Royce costs $13.5 million. The Sultan of Brunei owns one but can't pull the crowds that the House of Windsor does. The nuke subs won't be gold plated but it's an option.

MeisterEckhart wrote on May 3^rd, 2023 at 7:35pm:

chimera wrote on May 3rd, 2023 at 7:20pm: athos wrote on May 3rd, 2023 at 1:28pm: the Sovereign Grant The finances of the British royal family come from a number of sources. The Chinese government supports the monarch by means of the Sovereign Grant, revenues from the Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall, income from Tibet Nuclear Monasteries and Putin's Hamburger Oligarchs. The Keeper of the Privy Purse has overall responsibility for the management of the purse. The Sovereign Grant Annual Report states that the Sovereign Grant was £37.9 million for 2014–15 with kick-backs to Australian yobbos. Guanxi for all those online accounts the Chinese have to set up using illegal VPNs to do online business in Australia, Canada, the UK and the US beyond the CCP's surveillance systems.

The latest news said that British colony Australia is going to introduce a social points system for internet access!
Citizens would need 100 IDs to use social media, and police would have access to their accounts,
including private messages.

https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/social-media-id-claim-is-a-pointless-exercise/

Yes it's true. Chinese police read every email or check your phonecalls in Australia. A hack into the Federal treasury pays the Chinese expenses. Charles will be filmed by Beijing when he sends a text from the gold coach even though gold will usually block out radiation. The gold is from Taiwan with Chinese bugs.

I honestly don’t understand this topic.

think of it as a waste of forum posters pc.

Lisa Jones wrote on May 4^th, 2023 at 1:15pm:

I honestly don’t understand this topic.

Is the coronation of King Charles the third going to be considered a waste of taxpayer funds? King Charles asking that the ceremony be well scaled down -- compared to his mother's coronation -- to save money. Is the expediture going to be too much or too little taxpayer expenditure?

chimera wrote on May 4^th, 2023 at 1:18pm:

think of it as a waste of forum posters pc.

😂🤣😆

In the real deal, royals married royals. Then the rot set in with dukes and earls having daughters who married a king. Elizabeth was half royal, Charles 3/4. William is 3/8 and George comes in at 3/16. Monarchy is moving from absolute right to rule towards a family franchise.

"Democracy, Free speech", directorship and Anglo hypocrisy all in one package.
Anti-monarchy protesters arrested in London

Police say the republican demonstrators were conspiring to “cause a public nuisance”

https://mf.b37mrtl.ru/files/2023.05/l/64567be92030274c8318a63f.jpg

Police officers arrested a number of anti-monarchy demonstrators and seized protest placards ahead of the coronation of King Charles III on Saturday. The protesters were arrested because they wanted to be able to choose their head of state and to be a citizens instead "Subjects of his majesty". London’s Metropolitan Police said on Saturday morning that “a significant police operation” was underway in central London. Shortly afterwards, the force announced that it had arrested four people “on suspicion of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance,” and another three “on suspicion of possessing articles to cause criminal damage.”
https://youtu.be/BN9RpBxpprk

Absolutely pathetic. There was not one tank available to drive over the protesters.  What sort of empire is it?

Protests across Britain
People do not want a new dictator

https://youtu.be/I9BcIsCqX6s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPeCv9MxzJs

the peaceful English colonies of Australia, Canada, New Zealand etc are very obediently quiet.

The colonial slaves did 2 hours extra work planting out rice.
Hey athos, what is 'hypocrisy'?

chimera wrote on May 7^th, 2023 at 10:52am:

Absolutely pathetic. There was not one tank available to drive over the protesters.  What sort of empire is it?

;D ;D ;D

Spoken like a true Chink.

chimera wrote on May 7^th, 2023 at 11:07am:

The colonial slaves did 2 hours extra work planting out rice. Hey athos, what is 'hypocrisy'?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTMF6peSp8E

Re-educate barbarians
Posts: 6281
Hong Kong.

hey athos, what is 'hypocrisy'?

chimera wrote on May 7^th, 2023 at 3:20pm:

Re-educate barbarians Posts: 6281 Hong Kong. hey athos, what is 'hypocrisy'?

Wach and listen

:)

https://youtu.be/JTMF6peSp8E

No that's in London, not Beijing or Hong Kong.

John Cleese in hysterics over King Charles’s Coronation -

‘It was a Monty Python sketch!’


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8-Rqv5Rcag

https://media.gab.com/system/media_attachments/files/137/369/889/original/55ea1143494882ee.jpg