Quote Originally Posted by SithHappens View Post
It seemed pretty popular to me, I was in London coronation weekend and it was a really good atmosphere with streets packed with people.

I think there are 4 groups of people, those totally pro monarchy, those who sort of like it (I'd say I fall into that category), those who have few feelings either way, and those that are anti monarchy.

Personally I don't think I know anyone who is anti, I'd say most fall in the middle two categories.
I can think of at least three on here.

More seriously though...it would have been a good atmosphere wouldn’t it? Largely because those who were there were monarchists and those who were actively anti were threatened with arrest.
Fact is...in 1953 about 20 million folk watched the Coronation out of a population of about 50 million...and in 2023 about 20 million folk watched the Coronation...out of a population of 67 million.
I guess there was less to do in 1953 but then television is infinitely more accessible in 2023 so you have to make of it what you will...either way it doesn’t suggest that the monarchy is anything like universally popular.