2023-05-07 14:18:58
The day after the coronation, Jill Biden participates in a “Big Lunch” in Downing Street
Jill Biden, the US President’s wife, took part in the British Prime Minister’s “Big Lunch” on Sunday outside Downing Street the day after Charles III’s coronation. The First Lady was welcomed to this lunch by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty, as are hosted by tens of thousands across the UK.
The American First Lady settled with dozens of other guests in the Downing Street courtyard, taking advantage of the mild weather for this outdoor lunch. Other guests include volunteers, Ukrainian families and youth groups.
Prince William will give a speech at the coronation concert
The day after the coronation of his father Charles III, the Prince of Wales will deliver a speech during the coronation concert this Sunday evening at Windsor Castle.
On Twitter, the Prince and Princess of Wales shared a behind-the-scenes video of rehearsals for that speech. We see William step onto the concert stage and stand in front of a microphone to perform sound tests.
Nearly 20,000 people are expected this Sunday evening at Windsor Castle to attend the coronation concert.
On the poster side, artists Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, tenor Andrea Bocelli, Nicole Scherzinger of the Pussycat Dolls or pianist Lang Lang will perform on stage.
Prince William and Princess Kate have a walkabout in Windsor
The Prince and Princess of Wales came to pay a surprise visit to the British present in Windsor ahead of the coronation concert scheduled for this Sunday evening.
The event will take place at Windsor Castle in front of 20,000 people. Are expected on stage, Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, tenor Andrea Bocelli or pianist Lang Lang.
Cupcakes, quiches, cookies… Images of the “Big Lunch” organized the day after the coronation of Charles III
The British are celebrating the “Big Lunch” with great fanfare this Sunday. Tables have been set up all over London to share a meal with those present.
In Regent’s Park, nearly 660 guests started this giant picnic. On the menu: cookies, cupcakes and other cakes as well as the famous “coronation quiche”.
To be able to sit at one of these tables, you have to pay an entrance fee (between 5 and 10 euros), then donated to an association, and come with your own meal.
Tables for the “Big Lunch” set up in front of Downing Street in London
Post-coronation festivities are brewing in Downing Street. Tables have been set up in the street where the residence of the British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, is located, to celebrate the “Big Lunch” and share a share of “coronation quiche” with the British present.
Among the guests invited to this meal, the Prime Minister and his wife Akshata Murty called on local heroes, Ukrainians forced to flee their country because of the war and groups of young people, according to The Independent.
Besides the quiche, guests will be served tea in special “King Charles III” cups.
Charles III and Camilla send their “best wishes” to the British who participate in the “Big Lunch”
As the festivities began in the United Kingdom this Sunday the day after the coronation, King Charles III and Queen Camilla sent their “best wishes” to the British who take part in the “Big Lunch”.
“Whether this is your first ‘Big Lunch’ or an annual event on your local calendar, we send our best wishes to each of you, and to all those who will accompany you, at the occasion of what we hope will be a truly enjoyable event for everyone,” they tweeted.
During the “Big Lunch” (or “big lunch”), the British are invited to share a meal with their neighbors or loved ones with the famous “coronation quiche” on the menu.
Camilla’s bouquet of flowers was laid at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in London
The bouquet of flowers of the coronation of Queen Camilla was laid at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in London, the royal family said on Twitter.
‘The Queen’s coronation bouquet was laid at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Her Majesty’s request, following yesterday’s coronation ceremony’
The British media The Independent specifies, however, that this bouquet was not carried by Queen Camilla during the ceremony.
Located in Westminster Abbey, this tomb is that of an unidentified First World War soldier, repatriated from France, who symbolizes all the citizens who died for the nation.
As specified Sky Newsit is one of the most visited military graves in the world, and is where royal brides send their bouquets to be laid the day after their wedding, according to a tradition established by the Queen Mother , Elizabeth.
Nearly 9 million viewers in France for the coronation of Charles III
Nearly nine million viewers on average watched the coronation in London of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on Saturday on all the channels that broadcast it, according to data from Médiamétrie published this Sunday.
This corresponds to an audience share of 70.6% between 11:52 a.m. and 1:44 p.m. on BFMTV, but also TF1, France 2, M6, CNews, LCI and Franceinfo which broadcast this coronation.
By way of comparison, the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II had gathered 7.5 million viewers on average on September 19.
The main organizer of Saturday’s anti-monarchy protest has been freed
British police released Graham Smith, the main organizer of an anti-monarchy demonstration on the sidelines of the coronation of Charles III, on Saturday evening, the Republic reported.
“I have now left the police station”, also indicated Graham Smith himself on Twitter, denouncing the absence of “the right to demonstrate peacefully in the United Kingdom”.
Several other members also came out of police custody after around 16 hours of detention, saying their phones had been confiscated.
Six of them were arrested early Saturday morning as they prepared to demonstrate in Trafalgar Square, on the route of the procession leading the king to Westminster Abbey.
“Joyful and glorious”: the British press celebrates the coronation of Charles III
In the aftermath of the historic coronation of Charles III, the British press largely returned in its Sunday editions to this historic event.
Whether it be The Mail on Sunday, The Sunday Telegraph or The Heraldall of the titles published this Sunday across the Channel devoted their front page to the newly crowned monarch, evoking in turn a “joyful and glorious” moment, a “glorious coronation” or a triumph.
Only The ObserverSunday version of Guardianreturned in a few lines to the arrests of anti-monarchy activists who marred the day on Saturday.
More information in our article.
“Grand lunch” and concert: the program for this Sunday
This Sunday, the British population is invited to share a “big lunch” through neighborhood parties and with the “coronation quiche” on the menu, the recipe for which was unveiled in mid-April by the palace.
In the evening, a concert will take place in front of 20,000 people at Windsor Castle, west London. Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, tenor Andrea Bocelli or pianist Lang Lang will headline a bill marked by the absence of British stars.
Finally, the royal family calls on the British to do volunteer work tomorrow, Monday May 8, a bank holiday.
Coronation, balcony salute and arrests… What you missed yesterday
If you haven’t been following events on Saturday, King Charles III and Queen Camilla were crowned at Westminster Abbey in London on Saturday in a solemn Christian ceremony, eight months after the death of Elizabeth II . Here are the main highlights of the day:
The festivities for the coronation of King Charles III continue
Hello everyone and welcome to this direct dedicated to the festivities of the coronation of King Charles III. Because if the religious ceremony took place on Saturday, the celebrations are not over and will continue until Monday, May 8, a holiday across the Channel.
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