![]() The coronation ceremony has been curtailed, and will last a little over an hour, we’re promised, as opposed to the three hours allotted for Queen Elizabeth II.įor Canada, the absurdity of the coronation is basic: we are not a British colony, but we have a British king. The crown itself seems embarrassed by all the fuss. In Canada, where I live, the majority of citizens are in favor of severing ties with the monarchy altogether (up to 70% in Quebec). ![]() In April, various polls gauging the public mood around Charles’s ascension found that only 15% of the British population were “very interested” in the coronation. The coronation cannot be described as a popular event. But this week if you’re British or a member of the 56 sovereign states that still, somehow, find themselves in the Commonwealth, you’re waking up in a country where a priest is going to smear oil – vegan oil from Jerusalem – on a rather pinkish, rather broad forehead to signify one man’s status as the Lord’s anointed. ![]() ![]() You might think you live in a time of truth and reconciliation, or perhaps even, if you’re feeling optimistic, progress. ![]()
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