Queen King. Day of days, after a seventy year gap in coronation ceremonies, the monarchy is having its moment of pageantry complete with blood oaths and golden orbs, capes and crown.King Charles III nee Prince Charles, cuckolded from the crown for the majority of his life will be formally made king on May 6th, after ascending to the throne in September after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.During the historic ceremony — code-named “Operation Golden Orb” — which low key sounds like a gilded sex toy — Charles, 74, will be anointed with holy oil and made guardian of the realm and his mistress turned missus Camilla will be crowned queen.The royal family has gone from aspirational to relatable as of late, with the death of their matriarch, devolution of sibling dynamics and the public airing of dirty laundry and dastardly deeds courtesy of the Netflix docuseries “Harry & Meghan” and Harry’s best-selling memoir, “Spare,” which contained numerous bombshells.Harry, who is attending the ceremony without his wife Meghan Markle and their children, will be exiled to a seat in the eleventh row at the behest of his father.
Meanwhile favorite son Prince William has been given the only speaking role and will recite the Homage of Royal Blood (which feels a little elitist with top notes of incest to me) during the ceremony.All of this is going down amidst some seriously intense astro weather.
We’re in the full flush of retrogrades, with Pluto and Mercury currently backspinning. This Mercury retrograde in Taurus may contribute to some sort of delay, trip in the procession, slip of the tongue or broadcast connection failure.
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