A polite reminder - the topic of the thread is THE CORONATION.

As it will be an event of historical and, perhaps, social significance for the United Kingdom, and possibly the last coronation to take place in my lifetime, I will probably watch it on TV. I remember watching the queen’s coronation on my gran’s 10” B&W TV back in ‘53 (we were too poor to be able to afford a TV back then), and it will be interesting to see how things have changed, both in terms of the ceremony itself, and in the TV presentation.

But, as an institution, I believe the Royal Family is well past its sell-by date, and it’s high time the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland became a republic, with a non-political, elected President on the lines of the Irish model. I would also prefer to see the unification of Ireland and NI, but I very much doubt that will happen in what’s left of my lifetime.