Sadly it's official, the weather forecast for London looks pretty wet tomorrow.

The first part is likely, he's 74; the second less so, between him and Harry there are fourth lives. 

TV coverage has started here, but the main event begins at 1020, now it's just spotting who's arriving at the Abbey and watching the troops arrive. 

Going to my sister's soon for a family Coronation Day Event, hopefully she's made a Coronation Quiche. 

A magnificent spectacle spoilt a little by the weather, the processions there and back would have looked even better in the sunshine. 

As for the ceremony in the Abbey; marvellously Mediaeval, marvellously anachronistic and marvellously British! God only knows how much all the bling on view is worth. And as far as I could see no trouble, nothing the TV cameras showed anyway.

I felt an overwhelming sense of history inside the Abbey, it would have been very much like that hundreds of years ago, minus the Gospel Choir of course.  

Well Major, on plus factor with all these immigrants invading is you will finally be able to something good to eat. Bacon butty indeed!!!!

A very succinct journey through mid 17th century Royal history.  

Well, Tom may want to bring me in for questioning -- my sanity.  I am leaving the television on all night tuned to the channel showing the coronation which apparently begins at 4:00 a.m here in the Colonies.  I'm sure I'll wake up around that time.

I was up and watched it Shula. Only one thing bothered me and that was when the King and Queen came out on the balcony and waved to the masses with their crowns on making them look more like court jesters than my King and Queen. 

Nice crowns but terrible fitting. The weight may have had something to do with it.

Had to smile at the young lad 3rd in line to be King. He yawned through the whole Church service.

Over all a good turn out by the masses that showed up from all over the world. Was surprised how many were Americans. They came by the plane load apparently.

I agree about the Crowns, they're obviously never meant to be worn for any length of time, symbols of the State.

The idea of a Coronation is rather anachronistic, no European Monarchs are crowned these days other than the British. It remains in use in some of the east Asian and south African Monarchies, although not on such a grand scale as in GB.  

Well, Tom may want to bring me in for questioning -- my sanity.  I am leaving the television on all night tuned to the channel showing the coronation which apparently begins at 4:00 a.m here in the Colonies.  I'm sure I'll wake up around that time.

I was up and watched it Shula. Only one thing bothered me and that was when the King and Queen came out on the balcony and waved to the masses with their crowns on making them look more like court jesters than my King and Queen. 

Nice crowns but terrible fitting. The weight may have had something to do with it.

Had to smile at the young lad 3rd in line to be King. He yawned through the whole Church service.

Over all a good turn out by the masses that showed up from all over the world. Was surprised how many were Americans. They came by the plane load apparently.

Only one thing that bothers you Pete? Pictures of foreigner's on your $ is okay eh? 

Elizabeth of Bavaria, wife of the Austrian Emperor Franz Josef had an eating disorder, we'd call in anorexia today. Nevertheless she looks a beauty in portraits. 

Elizabeth of Bavaria, wife of the Austrian Emperor Franz Josef had an eating disorder, we'd call in anorexia today. Nevertheless she looks a beauty in portraits. 

An eating disorder? C'mon Mark, she married & bred with her first cousin & she had a lot more eccentricities than just that. Anorexia Indeed!