I think I got my coronations mixed up

            Today was the Coronation of King Charles III at Westminster Abbey.

I am holding a Coronation Tray of Elizabeth II who was crowned Queen in 1953 and a Coronation Mug of Edward VIII who was crowned King in 1937, before abdicating allowing Charles' grandfather to become King as George VI.

I managed to watch the ceremony today having had to get up at the ungodly hour of 5:00am to watch it on the CBC. (Broadcasting actually started at 4am).

And of course when it comes to pomp and ceremony no one does it better than the British. Everything came off without a hitch and it was nice to see members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in their scarlet dress uniforms lead the newly crowned King's procession back to Buckingham Palace.

While there have been calls for Canada to abandon the monarchy (it is generally non-intrusive in any way except as symbolism, even though Charles is technically King of Canada), the Royal Canadian Mint have announce that Charles will replace the late Queen Elizabeth on the $20 bill and the coinage, including the Loonie and Toonie ($1 and $2 coins). The coins could happen as early as next year while the $20 bill may take a few years. The current currency will remain legal tender. I remember as a young lad often getting coins with the head of George VI on them at least 15-20 years after the Queen's Coronation in 1953.

We're Here looks at Royalty and the Coronation of Charles III today.

Taken on: May 6, 2023

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