The majority of UK doesn't approve of costly coronation [View all]
"An 'expensive pantomime': More than half of Brits do not want to pay for Charles' coronation"
https://www.news24.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/royal-news/an-expensive-pantomime-more-than-half-of-brits-do-not-want-to-pay-for-charles-coronation-20230419-2
"It comes with the UK in the grip of a cost-of-living crisis and wide-ranging strikes by employees across the public and private sectors as decades-high inflation eats away at earnings."
"The situation is seen as factoring into the muted enthusiasm for the long weekend of celebrations so far. The government is yet to disclose how much it will cost, with a Westminster Abbey ceremony on Saturday, 6 May and Windsor Castle concert on Sunday, 7 May, among the set-piece events. Alongside a huge security operation throughout, it is predicted to run into tens of millions of pounds."
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