I watched some of the coronation of King Charles III. I was out for most of it because my son and I attended a local high school's production of We Will Rock You (and my, we have some talented kids in this area!), which meant I missed seeing the headgear being officially plonked on the royal scone, but that's what social media is for: catching up on bits you missed.
Unfortunately, social media has the side effect of making it obvious that there really are some utterly imbecilic fatheads out there. There was a torrent of comments about Diana being the rightful queen. Um, how do I break this to you people? I will type this as gently as I can, but not so gently the keys don't depress, thus causing no letters to appear on my screen. Are you sitting down? Comfy? Ready for this? Okay - *deep breath in, exhaling forcefully* - Diana is not the rightful queen and cannot be so because she is no longer with us, and has not been since 1997. Another thing, in case you clodpoles missed it: Charles and Diana were divorced. She was no longer the wife of the heir, which from my sketchy understanding of monarchical constitution, means she was not eligible to be crowned. Much of the hue and cry stemmed from the relationship between Charles and Camilla, whilst he was still married to Diana. Well, folks, Diana cheated in the marriage, too. Get over it and quit with the sickening hagiography of the poor woman already! There were no winners in this situation and they're all human beings with flaws, so stop with the judgement and accept that Charles and Camilla love each other. Or else cry about it, if you must.
Similarly, every gronk in a tinfoil hat has offered a criticism or theory about Prince Harry: He was seated next to Anne so the feather in her hat would obscure him. He was scowling at Princess Charlotte. He was scowling at Prince William. He was planning to put a whoopee cushion on the throne (okay, I made that one up just to show the ludicrousness of the theories I've been reading). Listen, just because someone has a serious expression on his face doesn't mean he is deliberately scowling, okay? You might as well say everybody in the building was scowling because everyone was looking serious. It was a solemn event, and if he smiled, you'd all say he was being disrespectful and smirking! And if he WAS scowling, it was probably because he was stuck in the same row as his slimy Uncle Andy.
I wish people would stop wearing these tinfoil hats. Change your hats. But don't get one like the monstrosity atop Julie Bishop's head. What the hell WAS that thing?!
