This Saturday (6), the eldest son of the longestlived queen in British history will officially ascend to the throne of the United Kingdom. Charles, who at the age of 4 saw his mother crowned Queen Elizabeth II in a luxurious ceremony at Westminster Abbey 70 years ago, will now be the protagonist of a celebration full of rituals dating back to the Middle Ages. After being crowned king, he will be the head of state in a monarchy confronted with economic problems and the growing discontent of the nations that make up the community of former British colonies. To describe the climate and specifics of the coronation ceremony and the challenges of the future king, Natuza Nery welcomes Cecilia Malan, reporter for TV Globo in London, and Renato de Almeida Vieira e Silva, author of the book “God Save the Queen The Presentation of the King”. British royal family in the media”. In this episode:
- Cecília reports on how the streets of the English capital are doing and how popular the monarchy is. On the one hand, he reveals, there are pictures of Charles everywhere, on the other hand groups have organized to protest against the crown: “It is difficult to distance the royal family from British identity and also to ignore the millions of tourists attracted by royalty”;
- The journalist also recounts the details of the ceremony: the use of royal jewels and luxurious goldembroidered dresses, the protocols of the carriages and the public and private rites of the event an account that goes entirely into the British treasury. “It makes money for the government, but there are criticisms of royal privilege,” he says;
- Renato comments on the positioning of the countries that have the King as head of state and those that make up the Commonwealth in relation to the British monarchy. There is a group of nations, he says, “which are against anything that reminds them of their colonial past” but believes that “some of these countries are economically dependent on the UK”;
- He sees the greatest challenge for King Charles III. in “Making Britain Relevant in the 21st Century”. In order to make a difference, he says, “you have to be as close as possible to younger people with environmental and diversity guidelines.”
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The Podcast O Subject is produced by: Mônica Mariotti, Amanda Polato, Tiago Aguiar, Gabriel de Campos, Luiz Felipe Silva, Thiago Kaczuroski, Guilherme Romero and Nayara Fernandes. Presentation: Natuza Nery.
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