Sunday evening, May 7, 2023, Kate Middleton and the (almost) complete royal family traveled to Windsor to attend the concert closing the coronation of Charles III. Prior to this event, the Princess of Wales enjoyed a walkabout which gave her a few cold sweats…
If Charles III was the star of this coronation weekend, his son William and his daughter-in-law Kate Middleton stole the show on several occasions. The day after the coronation, Sunday May 7, 2023, the Princess of Wales thus caused a sensation when she arrived at the concert held at Windsor Castle in a purple total-look enhanced by an adornment signed Van Cleef & Arpels. But if the mother of George, Charlotte and Louis was seen all smiles in the stands, reveling in the performances of Chinese pianist Lang Lang, Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli anda quip from her husbandur Lionel Richie, a few moments before, the atmosphere was quite different…
As reported The MirrorKate Middleton was made violently challenge by a fan a little too enthusiastic before the concert. Came to meet the jubilant crowd, Prince Harry’s sister-in-law got his hair grabbed by an American who wanted a photo, as revealed by several videos running on the Web. A security officer then quickly intervened to keep the fan’s hand away from the princess, while a second bodyguard approached to assess the situation. Despite this incident, the sister of Pippa Middleton kept calmeven willingly accepting to pose alongside the turbulent person and addressing these tender words: “Pleased to meet you.”
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A coronation under high tension?
This little altercation between Kate Middleton and a fan is not not the only turbulence who shook this coronation. Indeed, after the coronation of Charles III, about fifty people suspected of wanting to disrupt the event were arrested. Disturbances that highlighted an ambivalent feeling vis-à-vis the new king and the splendor of such a day. “It is his misfortune, not only to take over from the Queen who, by reigning so long and remaining so popular, has set a standard he can never reach, but also because her death came at a time unprecedented economic, social and political turmoil”, commented the English journalist Catherine Mayer, author of the biography Charles: The Heart of a King, as Paris Match reported. And to add:Here he is at the center of a scintillating and expensive spectacle, while many wonder how they will be able to heat their house.”