We've collectively had a terrible couple of years with COVID and I feel we all need something to celebrate."ĭoyle and Hale aren't sure what they will do on Saturday. "It's so nice to show appreciation for history and the country. Murphy travelled to London with her daughter, Stacy, and they have Canadian flags, scarves and headbands to wear while they are out and about. Murphy said she has strong ties to her family in England, and memories of the Royal Family from her grandmother. I want to feel the emotions and excitement of being part of history," she said via email Thursday. "I felt it was a once-in-a-lifetime occasion that I needed to attend. Sharon Murphy of Cambridge, Ont., is also in London for the coronation. "Will there be another one in 20 years when it's William's turn? How will it be handled?"Ī Canadian flag and chair save a spot along the coronation parade route as people camp alongside The Mall near Buckingham Palace on Thursday, two days ahead of the ceremony for King Charles and Queen Camilla. "I think one of the reasons that I'm pretty excited about going to this coronation is because who knows what will happen," Doyle said. Their travel arrangements were made within a week.
While not, as Doyle says, "major royalists," they share an interest in the monarchy and follow it closely.Īfter Queen Elizabeth died last September, they were chatting about how amazing they thought it would be to be in London for the coronation. "The next best thing would be to meet … the King."ĭoyle, a partner in a public relations agency in Montreal, and Hale, who works for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in Ottawa, have been fast friends since meeting in their first year of university about 30 years ago. "Somebody said to us, you know, you really can't go much higher than that," said Doyle. The unexpected brush with the heir to the throne and his wife left the Canadians in great spirits, too. WATCH | Princess Anne speaks with the CBC's Adrienne Arsenault:ĭoyle took this photo of Prince William outside a pub in central London on Thursday. "You know, he is committed to his own level of service, and that will remain true." "Well, you know what you're getting, because he's been practising for a bit, and I don't think he'll change," Anne told Adrienne Arsenault, chief correspondent of CBC News, during an interview at St. Coverage on CBC Radio and CBC Listen begins at 5:30 ET.Īs Princess Anne sees it, there should be no surprises as her brother, King Charles, prepares to formalize his position as monarch. ET on CBC-TV, CBC News Network, streaming on cbcnews.ca, CBC Gem and CBC News Explore. I think that's how they've squared it, in that the people who will be involved will be much more diverse."ĬBC's coverage of the coronation of King Charles will be available on Saturday starting at 4 a.m. "But the people involved are very, very different. "It seems to be that the ceremony … looks quite similar to 1953," Prescott said. Amid the pomp and pageantry, coronations court controversy, too.
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