A video met King Charles III. irritated and impatient, just as he was in his early days as ruler following the death of Queen Elizabeth II last September.
In this case, the monarch blurted out on the day of the coronation.
“We can never be on time” and “There is always one”. Those are the words captured thanks to the Sky News lip-reading uttered by the monarch while he was with Queen Camilla aboard the Diamond Jubilee State Coach carriage outside Westminster Abbey and to the Princes of Wales, William and Kate , waited with their children Charlotte and Louis took their places in the church late. So the sovereigns had to wait a few minutes until everything was ready for their entry.
But it’s not the first time Carlo has indulged in irritated comments or impatient expressions. Last September, in another video circulating in the media, Carlos struggled to sign a guest book during his visit to Belfast. “I can’t stand this damn thing”, he said to Camilla on that occasion. A similar episode, always filmed, in this case live, had occurred in London during the proclamation ceremony when the sovereign, determined to sign at his desk, he had turned to the staff with a gesture of intense annoyance about an inkwell that was visibly embarrassing him and it hadn’t been moved.
THE SURVEY: More and more Britons want a more “political” role for King Charles III and intervened more to defend their social or environmental visions than in the era of the very strict neutrality observed on nearly all issues by Queen Elizabeth II during her 70-year reign.
That’s according to a poll published today in the i newspaper following the coronation ceremony of the Sovereign Queen Camilla on Saturday and yesterday’s celebrations, which culminated with the gala concert at Windsor Castle. According to the Bmg survey, Karl III. speak publicly about the burning issues close to their hearts for 38% of respondents while 46% think the other way around. Above all, the young people between 18 and 24 years of age are demanding a “more interventionist” sovereign. The same age group is also the one where the monarchy is less popular and the desire for an elected president as head of state is more widespread. Charles had been criticized in the past when he was heir to the throne, particularly during Tony Blair’s Labor government, for expressing personal advice and opinions on a range of issues.
Meanwhile, the coronation celebrations end today the public holiday dedicated to volunteering across the UK: The Princes of Wales, William and Kate, and Prince Edward and his wife Sofia meet the representatives of the many associations involved in the Big Help Out initiative, while the King and Queen, after two days in the spotlight, did not take part in the Attending the event but expressed her “fullest support” through Buckingham Palace.
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20,000 in the grounds of Windsor Castle, on stage from Bocelli to Katy Perry (ANSA)