It was one of the rumors that charmed Westminster and caught the King’s attention that Andrea Bocelli he had wanted it very much for the feast of his coronation. And the performance met the expectations of the Royal family and the lucky ones who were able to attend the grand concert that concluded the coronation celebrations Charles III. “To have been summoned again for an event of similar importance – reiterated the Italian singer – I consider a great privilege and, above all, a sign of appreciation and affection.” TO windsorThousands of people camped throughout the day, waiting for a greeting from the royal family and to please Princess Catherine and her husband Wilhelm They came out to shake hands and share smiles. Alongside Andrea Bocelli, Lionel Ritchie, Katy Perry and Take That performed on stage.
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ATTENDEES AND COSTS
The day after the solemn ceremony, the first balances are drawn. It was the most-attended event of the year on TV, with a Peak 20 million viewers in the UK. However, the figure was lower than that during Queen Elizabeth’s funeral, which glued 29 million people in front of the screen. And it was even lower than at the coronation of Charles III’s mother. It is estimated that in 1953, although television sets were far less common than today, the ceremony was watched by an estimated 25 million Britons, about three quarters of the population at the time. The challenge with her mother Carlo has also been lost abroad: 4 billion viewers, scattered all over the world, followed Elisabeth’s funeral, compared to around 300 million people who were interested in the coronation Charles and Camilla.
Taking part on the streets of London is also different. Tens of thousands have reached the capital in recent days, even camping out in the rain for a front-row seat to watch the royal carriages go by. Roads and subway stations have been closed, but nothing compared to the millions of people who patiently queued for hours and days to bid the sovereign a final farewell in September and walked past her coffin for a few seconds. A day streamlined compared to before, despite the number of guests, but which did not cost less. And according to preliminary estimates, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has spent between £100million and £250million. A stellar figure compared to the £28m spent on Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee last June. Of course, the revenue generated also needs to be added to the event’s budget: The Beer and Pub Association, for example, is expected to pour 62million pints over the whole weekend, or 16million more than a normal weekend, comparable to an injection of £71million the sector. All told, Britons spent £8bn on shopping, including in supermarkets, or £3.22bn more than on a typical weekend in May.
And then there’s the income from tourism, with the purchase of international flights and hotel reservations. Figures that cannot yet be precisely calculated, which have already irritated many Brits who have been tested by the livelihood crisis. Meanwhile, Carlo and Camilla looked almost incredulous as they were greeted by a real human tide from the balcony of Buckingham Palace. They said they were “deeply touched” by the popular support shown during Coronation Day and “extremely grateful to those who helped prepare and to those who traveled to London to attend the event.” to participate”.
PICNICS
The celebrations continued when around 50,000 people gathered in the various cities, districts and communities for lunch together at so-called “street parties”, street picnics, to continue to worship King Charles III together. to celebrate. Rishi Sunak himself organized a street party to which Ukrainian families and American First Lady Jill Biden were invited, in line with a British tradition that had already been attended by thousands of people over the Platinum Jubilee weekend.
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