The cost of coronation in the UK is up for debate
After the coronation of King Charles of England, now there is talk of the economic cost of this ceremony and of the monarchy. In the British newspaper The Guardian, “3. The article on Carlos’s coronation, titled “A historical spectacle that needs to be rethought”, drew attention.
“A lot of people are open to the idea of a better system for the presidency. Time to discuss this properly” in the article, which included the following lines:
“The coronation is not a parade of imperial displays as it used to be, attended by more than 50 senior representatives of the British territory and the Commonwealth, like Queen Elizabeth’s. Nor will it be a celebration of Britain’s global military and naval influence, as in past coronations. Good luck, those days are gone.”
Pointing out that the ceremony was not carried out out of the will of the people or the love of the monarchy, the article stated: “Only 9 per cent of Britons think the coronation is important. Only 7 percent consider themselves pro-royal and provide unconditional support for the monarchy. For this reason, 250 million pounds (approximately 6 billion lira) to be spent on the ceremony seems unnecessary in this period of financial crisis.
In the article, arguing that England will not change after King Charles, the terms “royal religious leadership” used at the coronation ceremony, which is a religious ceremony, and “holy nation” used for England, “the Great Modern Britain is neither a holy nor a majority Protestant nation”, shared opinion.
WHO WILL PAY?
In the Manchester Evening newspaper published in Manchester, one of the largest cities in the country, “How much will the King’s coronation cost and who will pay for the celebrations?” In the titled article, it was stated that the reflection of the ceremony to the citizens would be between 50 and 100 million pounds (about 1,200 million and 2,400 million lire).
In the article, which emphasized that the main expense was for the safe, it was noted in a survey that 51 percent of people argued that the government should not cover the expenses.
In the article, which also included the palace’s past expenses, it was shared that Queen Elizabeth’s coronation in 1953 was spent 20 million pounds (approximately 500 million lira) in today’s money.
The article also included the Buckingham Palace spokesman’s statement on the expenses. The spokesperson argued that the global attention to the ceremony will bring more than the money spent.
COLONY DIAMONDS
from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Bethany Rebisz wrote an article in which she said that with the coronation of King Charles, England’s colonial past was once again discussed.
Noting that British monarchs became the symbolic leaders of the British Commonwealth after the dissolution of the British Empire, the article noted that the 2 Cullinan apples on the Imperial State Crown worn by King Charles at the ceremony and the Cullinan 1 apple on his scepter was brought from South Africa.
It was also shared that the diamond from the Mount of Light (Kuh-i Nur) in India is on display today among the Crown Jewels in the Tower of London.
In his article, Rebisz stated that “three pieces of the world’s largest diamonds are memories of historical trauma” and referred to the process of Kenya’s break with the British Empire.
Rebisz said: “British colonial forces arrested 80,000 Kenyans without trial, executed more than 1,000 by hanging and drove 1.2 million people to concentration camps they call ‘villages’ during the period 1952- 1959. Although the numbers speak, they are not enough to explain the individual violence, torture, rape and mistreatment that took place during this period.