“I am satisfied because it will not last long.” This is how a woman pronounced herself this morning in Gibraltar about him newly crowned King of England Charles IIIof 74 years. From there some British have followed, more or less proud, the official naming of the son of Isabel II. Also that of his wife and already his queen, Camila Parker Bowles. “My mother-in-law came all the way from England to see her coronation with her son,” says one woman. The aforementioned, Anne, experienced the coronation of Elizabeth II when she was 15 years old. Seventy years later she has flown to see the one of Charles III from Gibraltar.

He Red white and blue has also been present in all corners of Benidorm, where some Brits are passing the bridge. Some with a feeling of guilt for not being with their loved ones on such an important day. “I feel bad for not being in England, but I already had the holidays taken,” confessed a woman in a deck chair. From there and thanks to the giant screen that she hung in her hotel, she has been able to follow the broadcast of the coronation. “It’s great weather,” boasted another tourist attentive to the parade. In LondonHowever, the rain has been present in the monarchical day of this Saturday. So much so that the later air parade It has had to be shortened due to weather conditions.

He also magician Carlos III He hasn’t been able to make the rain disappear on one of the most important days of his life. one full of symbolisms materialized in different objects, such as the crown of st edward, made in the 17th century for Carlos II and worn this Saturday for the first and last time by the 74-year-old king during his coronation. “King of kings and Lord of lords, bless, we beseech you, this crown, and thus sanctify your servant Carlos, on whose head you place it today as a sign of royal majesty, so that he may be crowned with your merciful favor and full of abundant grace. and of all the princely virtues; by him who lives and reigns supreme over all things, one God, forever and ever. Amen”, the Archbishop of Canterbury pronounced from inside Westminster Abbey, Justin Welby.

He has been precisely the one who has accompanied Charles III during the previous and most sacred step: the unction. nor the more than 2,000 guests nor the british From the screens in Benidorm they have been able to witness how the archbishop smeared Carlos’ forehead, chest and hands with olive oil extracted from the Mount of Olives, in Jerusalem. What has been seen, however, has been the imposition of the crown, by which time cannon salutes have been heard across the UK and Overseas Territories, including all Royal Navy ships. The same thing happened in 1953, the year in which his mother did the same thing he has done today: swear allegiance.

Thus, the people, the monarchy and God have been present at a ceremony in which the son of the king and heir to the British crown, the Prince Guillermo, who has knelt before his father to pay homage to him. 70 years ago it was the husband of Isabel II, Felipe, who did it, thus being proclaimed prince of edinburgh. On this occasion, Camila Parker Bowles is the one who changed her title, going from queen consort to queen before the expectant gaze of 2,000 guests. And of the world. Anointed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, who has given her the ring, the cane and the scepter, the one who was the lover of Carlos III has officially achieved the queen status in a ceremony with more female presence never. Also a more international.

The presence of world leaders it has not been reduced only to the world of royalty. There have also been figures close to the current sovereign, such as the French president, Emmanuel Macron, or Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The European Union has sent, in an unusual way, its three most representative heads: the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Council, Charles Michel, and the president of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola. From America, the only head of state present, apart from the aforementioned Trudeau, has been the president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva. Beyond international alliances, this Saturday’s coronation has made it clear who is inside and who is outside the British royal family.

He prince henry is part of this second group. The son of the newly crowned has come without his wife Meghan and has remained in the background throughout the ceremony. What’s more, when she finished, she went directly to the airport to arrive at her son Archie’s birthday celebration in California. Who has also been excluded from the procession and the greeting from Buckingham Palace has been the prince andrewseparated in January as a result of the scandal that caused his legal battle with Virginia Giuffre, the woman who accused him of abusing her when she was a minor.

With these intentional absencesthe British royal family has renewed the family photo from the Buckingham Palace balcony. From there, Charles III and Camilla They have greeted, and not exactly infrequently, the crowd that watched them from below. Of course, those below with umbrellas in hand. For what it could happen.