They explain that when Charles III told his sister that she would be head of his honor guard, Princess Anne reacted with relief, rather than honor, to free herself from the problem of having to decide which model to wear on the day of the coronation. Anna wore a uniform, and demonstrated once again that her forte is not glamor, but duty, and, in passing, she left her brother Andreu in evidence, stubborn to wear the cape and decorations of the Order of the Lligacama, like the rest of those close to the enthroned king.
Worse was the trance for Prince Henry, whose decision to break away from the royal family and opt for the most truculent confessions and complaints relegated him, at the most important moment of his father's life, to a secondary position, next to his cousins Eugènia and Beatriu de York, their spouses and their uncle Andreu.
Yesterday's ceremony at Westminster Abbey and the scene after the balcony made it definitively clear who counts in the British royal family and in what order. The first, without a doubt, the Princes of Wales, William and Catherine, with their sons Jordi (a charming page wearing the ermine cloak that one day he will put on his shoulders); the sweet Carlota and the naughty Lluís. Caterina was not able to show off at all, because the lady's blue and red cape of the Lligacama did not allow us to see her dress, but for that there was little Carlota on whom she placed a headband of model silver leaves reduced from the one she herself wore. William, as son and heir, repeated his role of formality and duty.
The rest of Charles III's family court consists, in addition to Princess Anne, of his brother Eduard and his wife, Sofia, to whom Charles assigned the title of Duke of Edinburgh in clear tribute to his dead father . And, in recognition of how Elizabeth II came to help her cousins, the new king gave her place to the Princess of Kent, her brother, the Duke of Kent, and the Dukes of Gloucester. Elizabeth II's only cousin removed was Miquel de Kent, punished for kicking his wife, Princess Maria Cristina.
In the photo of the balcony, a place was made for the rest of the pages, among them Oliver Cholmondley, son of Rose Hanbury, who, without foundation, is assigned the role of Prince William's lover. Next to her grandchildren, Camilla's pages, Annabel Elliot, Camilla's sister and maid of honor, had her place on the balcony, who could also double as the new queen when the occasion required it .
To accompany Charles III at the entrance to the Olympus of kings, not only his blood family was there, but also his counterparts, both those from Europe and those from Asia, Africa and even Oceania , like King Tupou VI of Tonga.
From the veteran Carles Gustau of Sweden to the exotic Letsie of Leshoto and the eccentric Maha of Thailand, the kings, in uniform, and the queens in spring dresses and mandatory headdresses, all took their place, in order of accession to the throne, in Westminster Abbey.
Philip VI wore the same gala uniform of captain general that he wore on the day of his wedding and that of his proclamation. With him, a stunning Queen Letizia in a pink midi jacket dress and a spectacular pamela pagoda sand-colored sinamay, a natural fabric of Philippine origin that is obtained from plants such as pita and abaca, covered in mesh. In general, all the queens and princesses present lived up to the ceremony, including the queens of Thailand and Bhutan, the crown princess of Japan and Meriem of Morocco, who opted for the typical dresses of their respective countries. Even Charlene of Monaco, who never goes to anything, didn't want to miss the royal party.
