The more than four-hour-long ceremony had a couple of hitches, including the jeers of anti-monarchists who held up protest signs in prime spots, to the chagrin of many
Traditionally, once the king or queen is crowned by the archbishop a group of peers and aristocrats kneel and pay homage to the monarch by swearing an oath of loyalty. King Charles wanted to replace that by asking the congregation, as well as people watching at home, to swear an oath of “true allegiance” to the king and his heirs.
There were other hitches to the events on Saturday. Six anti-monarchy demonstrators were arrested including the head of a group called Republic as they tried to hand out signs. The fly past also had to be scaled back because of overcast weather. She’d left her husband and five-year old son in Hertfordshire and came on her own, bringing a bright pink tent, a sleeping bag and “lots of wine.” “And all my friends thought I was crazy and they probably were right,” she said. “But what other event can you just rock up in London with a tent, camp out for free and just meet loads of people and have fun?”
When the king and queen passed by in their golden carriage accompanied by soldiers on horseback, Ms. Doherty and a group of Republic protesters shouted; “not my king” and “what a waste of money.”
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