Make a spectacle of oneself

Don’t skimp on the coronation. The monarchy is a drama that speaks to all our hearts

AWARE THAT QUEEN Elizabeth I said to Robert Cecil, a much greater man than I, “Little man, little man: must is not a word to be used to princes,” I am hesitant to address my new Sovereign Lord with the word “must”. But the Coronation must not be a seriously watered-down affair. The King shows admirable concern for the public purse in these times of serious economic distress but might, if he heeds overly cautious advisers, miss one of the great strengths of monarchy: it is a spectacle. It is a drama that speaks, in language of sign and symbol, to the heart of the nations that own King Charles as their king. On the Saturday after the Queen’s death, I went, with hundreds of others, to the Proclamation of…

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The Critic (Digital) - 1 Issue, November 2022

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