royal family/coronation

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I didn't watch the actual coronation as I was busy at the time but I did watch the concert. The concert was good but you could tell the struggled to get people to be able to perform for it. I did hear that many declined the offer to perform.

I'm not really surprised given that many don't like Charles/Harry and therefore no longer support the monarchy.

 

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The police had to make "tough choices" while handling protests during the Coronation, a minister has said, following criticism over arrests.

Police made tough calls on Coronation arrests, says minister

Lucy Frazer says police were right to factor in the momentous occasion after criticism over 52 arrests.

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Among those held on Saturday was the head of the anti-monarchy group Republic, Graham Smith. He was released after 16 hours in custody and said there was "no longer a right to peaceful protest in the UK".

Other concerns have been raised over reports three volunteers with a Westminster-based women's safety programme had been arrested while handing out rape alarms.

The Met said it received intelligence protesters were planning to use rape alarms to disrupt coronation proceedings.

Ms Frazer said the right to protest was "really important" and people should be heard but there had been a recent change in protesters' tactics.

Protesters have been stopping people going about their day-to-day lives, she said, and there was a need to redress that balance.

While campaigners insisted their protests were peaceful, the police said they had intelligence that groups were "determined to disrupt" the occasion

Concerns about the police's approach were also raised by Westminster City Council over reports that volunteers with its Night Star women's safety programme had been detained and questioned after being stopped by officers while handing out rape alarms.

Councillor Aicha Less said the authority was working with the Met to establish what happened and was in touch with volunteers to make sure they were being supported.

The Met said it had received intelligence about plans to use rape alarms to disrupt the Coronation procession by scaring military horses, causing "significant risk to the safety of the public and the riders"

False rape alarms? Wow. Definitely going too far.
Where do you draw the line @Shortie ? How do we know who's protesting peacefully and who's disruptive?

 

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Update on above post:

The Metropolitan Police has said it "regrets" detaining six anti-monarchy protesters during the Coronation.

Coronation: Met Police express 'regret' over arresting six anti-monarchy protesters

Anti-royal group Republic wants a "full inquiry" into the arrests on the morning of the Coronation.

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The Met said a review found there was no proof the six protesters, who were detained when their vehicle was stopped near the procession route, were planning to "lock on", a protesting tactic which is now banned.

New legislation which makes taking equipment that could be used to attach people to objects in order to cause disruption came into force earlier this month.

The Met said the group of six were detained after items were found in a vehicle which officers "had reasonable grounds to believe could be used as lock on devices". But the force said it was "unable to prove intent to use them to lock on and disrupt the event".

Wow.

The Met said it was "not clear at the time" to the arresting officers that "at least one of the group stopped had been engaging with police" about holding a lawful protest prior to the Coronation.

Mr Smith said earlier on Monday that he had spent months consulting with officers about his group's protest plans, and said in a statement on Twitter that his group would be "speaking to lawyers about taking legal action.

Mr Smith added that, after months of discussions with the Met, the force had "repeatedly said, right up until Friday, that they had no concerns about our protest plans, that they were well aware of what we were going to do and they would engage with us and not disrupt us".
He continued: "So they've repeatedly lied about their intentions, and I believe they had every intention of arresting us prior to doing so."

He said he had been held for 16 hours on the morning of the Coronation after being stopped by officers who suspected him and group members of carrying "lock on" devices to tie themselves to inanimate objects.

"They also said they had intelligence, which is untrue," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

"If they did have intelligence their intelligence officers are either lying or incompetent because there was never any discussion, thought, email, message, anything that suggested any intent to do anything disruptive."

 

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Prince Louis has been driving a digger as part of volunteering efforts on the final day of Coronation celebrations.

Prince Louis drives a digger as he joins volunteering efforts

People across the UK are urged to help with beach cleaning, litter picking and flower planting.

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The head of the Metropolitan Police has defended the policing of the Coronation after six anti-monarchy protesters were arrested, detained for hours and then released without charge.

Met chief Mark Rowley defends officers over Coronation arrests

Sir Mark Rowley said it was "unfortunate" those who were arrested were unable to protest, but he supported officers.

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Drama, drama, drama.

 

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The Duke of Sussex has blamed alleged illegal intrusion into his private life by journalists for the break-up of his relationship with Chelsy Davy.

Harry blames press intrusion for Chelsy break-up

The prince said Ms Davy decided "a royal life was not for her", as his High Court case against Mirror Group Newspapers begins.

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Geez.

 

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Following the above,

Piers Morgan says he is not aware of phone hacking taking place while he was editor of the Daily Mirror.

Piers Morgan says he was not aware of phone hacking at Daily Mirror

The former newspaper editor tells the BBC phone hacking is wrong and "shouldn't have been happening".

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A royal fan who was mistaken for a protester and detained by police at the Coronation has spoken about her ordeal.

Coronation: Royal fan held for 13 hours after being mistaken for protester

Alice Chambers was handcuffed on the Mall when police officers mistook her for a Just Stop Oil protester.

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Alice Chambers was handcuffed and held for 13 hours when officers arrested Just Stop Oil protesters she happened to be standing near to on the Mall.

The architect told BBC Newsnight she was handcuffed, fingerprinted and questioned in a police station.

The police say they are reviewing the incident and trying to establish the full details of what happened.

The 36-year-old - who first told her story to the i newspaper - said she spent hours in handcuffs in the back of a police van despite repeated attempts to explain the situation to officers.

wow.

 

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It is interesting that people are talking about kings and princes in this century.

 

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It is interesting that people are talking about kings and princes in this century.

Yeah they're considered important enough for taxpayer money to be spent on.

Queen Elizabeth II's funeral and events during the period of national mourning cost the government an estimated £162m, the Treasury has said.

Queen Elizabeth II: Funeral and 10 days of mourning cost government £162m

The priority was that events up to and including the funeral ran "smoothly", the Treasury said.

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