Right now, Charles III will be preparing his best clothes and rehearsing everything he has to say so that on the big day tomorrow, 6 May 2023, he can go out without anyone on the Internet turning him into a meme. It is going to be difficult. And the Coronation is an event that the English are not used to seeing: although their king barely has a 49% popular approval rating, seeing rich people riding in golden chariots is always curious because it feels like travelling back to the Middle Ages without the need for time tunnels. Let’s see how, when and where to watch this month’s big event. We’d also tell you what to eat in the meantime, but the popcorn is on you.
When will the Coronation take place?
At 11am in the UK, 12am here, King Charles III will give citizens time to wake up, wake up, eat a good breakfast (at least in the Spanish case) and get ready to watch two hours after which they will officially have a new monarch. Interestingly, the event is causing a buzz in the United States, where they imagine England as a place full of monocled, hyper-class people, and will be broadcast on all channels: a global event in every sense of the word.
In reality, though, we’re all more focused on the Take That concert than anything else.
Where will the Coronation be held?
If you live in London or are on holiday, you’ll have an easy time finding the places it passes through: it’s where all the police are looking at you like you’ve stolen a couple of crowns. Focus on The Mall or Whitehall and you’ll see a whole entourage of royal family and secret service passing by. Spoiler: there will be more of the latter than the former.
If, on the other hand, you’re in Spain but want to watch the momentazo but don’t have a VPN, you’ll be able to watch it on several channels. To start with, on RTVE: La 1 will stop its hectic weekend morning programming to broadcast a special with Carlos Franganillo and Anna Bosch from 11am, which will last until three in the afternoon. It can also be seen on Canal 24 Horas and reminders will be made in the different magazines in the following days. If you think you can take refuge in La 2, I hope you are prepared to watch hours and hours of documentaries about the British crown that are far less entertaining than ‘The crown’.
In Telecinco they couldn’t miss this appointment (imagine!) and they will show ‘Socialité’ for five hours, from ten in the morning to three in the afternoon, with María Patiño as the indelible expert on the subject. “It’s my dream, what a success,” said absolutely no one. On the other hand, La Sexta will give us a bit of peace and avoid the live show with a summary at 13.15 that will last only 45 minutes before the Telediario. On Antena 3 they thought that a whole morning eating reruns of ‘La roulette de la suerte’ and Karlos Arguiñano would be more appealing. They are not wrong.
Supposedly we are looking at a coronation to end all coronations: diverse, multi-ethnic, adapted to the 21st century, different. A little intuition makes us think it’s going to be Stacy Malibu in a new hat. We shall see.
