King Charles
“Agonizing Waiting” – His inner circle is furious just before the coronation
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King Charles will be crowned in less than two months. The first invitations for the historic event in London’s Westminster Abbey have already been sent out. The concern of those who are still waiting is all the greater.
Preparations for the coronation on May 6, 2023 in London are in full swing. King Charles, 74, and Queen Camilla, 75, will then be officially crowned in front of around 2,000 invited guests in Westminster Abbey. As a spokesman for Prince Harry, 38, and Duchess Meghan, 41, recently confirmed, the “Save the Date” invitations have already been sent by email. While the Sussexes are still struggling with their decision, others in Charles’ closest circle are still looking longingly at their inbox.
King Charles keeps close friends waiting
According to Daily Mail columnist Richard Eden, a number of people who would describe themselves as the King’s “good friends” are still waiting to be invited to the historic event. “Some of them are angry, especially those who have made quite a bit of their royal friendships over the years,” Eden tells an insider. “They find the wait unbearable. And for some, it will end in humiliation.”
King Charles will do a few things differently from his mother when he is crowned. While Queen Elizabeth, † 96, was crowned in front of more than 8,000 guests in Westminster Abbey in 1953, the new monarch is said to have invited only 2,000 people to the ceremony. At the Queen’s coronation, “special scaffolding was erected so that row after row sat more or less on top of each other,” Richard Eden quotes a historian as saying. For security reasons, this is no longer possible today.
Invitations to the coronation are sent out tactically
Due to the limited places at the event, acquaintances of the royal couple are now trying desperately to reach into their bag of tricks. “I’m hearing some are aware of this fact and are trying to emphasize their ties to charities, which are likely to receive a handful of invites,” says Eden. After all, Camilla is the patron of over 100 such institutions. “But of course such tricks do not guarantee an invitation.”
Proper invitations to the celebrations will reportedly be sent out in the mail after the coveted initial emails have been sent to and confirmed by invitees. Eden has learned from a “royal source” that for convenience, the emails are being sent out in batches, meaning those waiting for the long-awaited message in their inboxes will have to be patient for the time being.
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