The coronation of King Charles, a ritual of coronation that is perhaps, like the monarchy and the king himself, a relic from a vanishing past. Today, the United Kingdom is the only European monarchy that still keeps such a ceremony, and it can be seen as a fresh layer of royal whitewash.
The coronation of Britain’s King Charles III this weekend will be presented as steeped in history, a re-enactment and remembrance of ancient traditions and events. For many, the ceremonies and pageantry, with their centuries-old carriages, crowns and even stones, will serve to re-establish a link to the past. However, a central irony will be that the British will be asking the world to join in celebrating something they have actively denied to other societies – a sense of their own history.
The ritual of coronation, perhaps like the monarchy and the king himself, is itself a relic from a vanishing past. Today, the United Kingdom is the only European monarchy to keep such a ceremony. Emergin...
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