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‘Not My King’ - The controversial coronation of Charles III

King Charles III’s coronation was a global spectacle, but it hid opposition to the monarchy, its cost, royal conflicts and the police crackdown of protesters.

The coronation of King Charles III saw a state-sponsored spectacle of pomp and ceremony transmitted across the globe.

What it failed to highlight was the growing opposition to the monarchy in the UK and across the Commonwealth, the obscene cost of the ceremony and the civil war brewing within the royals.

The heavy-handed police crackdown on anti-monarch protesters ahead of the coronation hint at more trouble ahead.