Horse-drawn coaches straight out of, thousands of soldiers and sailors lining the route, flashy uniforms on the king and court jesters who have been given cameos in the show. A whole lot of pomp, in the South African sense of the word.Then add double-digit inflation, stoked by one of Europe’s worst cost of living crises, amid public sector strikes and a scandal-battered government.
“Listen,” says the other peasant, “strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.” Neatly skewering the farce that is the British monarchy. The main distraction now is the list of people who have snubbed invitations to be at Westminster Abbey on Saturday. Cyril Ramaphosa will also miss the shindig.
Prince Harry will be there, though without any role, which means he will be jostling with the crowd and that’s fine. For as Dire Straits so presciently sang in: “Harry doesn’t mind if he doesn’t make the scene / He’s got a daytime job, he’s doing alright.”
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