Greetings most esteemed reader on this leisurely Friday afternoon. Why is Diary in such an elated and eloquent mood today, you may well ask?
Well, ponder no longer – ‘tis because old Charlie-boy has bestowed us with a great gift – next Monday off work. Granted, the British taxpayer has been kind enough to provide the funds for his fancy coronation do, so a day off is really the least he could do to repay the favour.
Diary is getting in the regal spirit by only speaking in RP around the office and wearing various royal garbs to the disgruntlement of their colleagues.
One drew the line at Diary wearing a King Charles III mask around the office and jumping out at them when they least expected it. (Standing behind people silently as they make a cup of tea also works as a good jump scare, this columnist has found – though is a bit of a safety hazard).
As you can probably tell, Diary loves an occasion, particularly if it can be used to avoid doing any actual work.
Over 850 charity and community representatives invited to Coronation
Charities have become linked with the celebration due to the Big Help Out, a nationwide volunteering event, that is taking place on the coronation bank holiday.
Not only that, though, but over 850 charity and community representatives have been invited to the coronation itself.
Indeed, 200 of the invites are for people involved with the Prince’s Trust, the Prince’s Foundation, Barnardo’s, the National Literacy Trust or the Ebony Horse Club, which were organisations chosen by King Charles and soon-to-be-Queen Camilla.
Another invite was for Max Woosey, 13, who raised over £750,000 for North Devon Hospice by camping in his garden for three years.
Celebrating or staying in bed?
What will you be doing on the big day? Some are not bothered. One citizen told BBC News he would “rather have a lie-in and eat donuts” than get involved in the celebrations, which is hard to argue with.
Others are boycotting the coronation altogether. It has been estimated that the royal affair (pun not intended, alleged or otherwise) will cost between £50 - £100m, which some members of the public feel is ill-suited during a cost-of-living crisis.
However, one lady named Sandra sent a message to King Charles which is bound to make him feel better about all the controversy.
It reads: “Don’t listen to the haters Charlie me and the kids luv you good luck I’ll be sat with a glass of vino xxx” – which Diary thinks sounds a good way to spend the day too.
Coronation memorabilia
The event gives an opportunity for charities to gain volunteers through the Big Help Out and raise funds through selling coronation memorabilia.
The SSAFA has launched its memorabilia range and said the coronation will be “a joyous day likely to live on in the nation’s collective memory”.
SSAFA’s range offers keyrings, pens, magnets and even a tin of English Breakfast tea emblazoned with King Charles’ face on it. Many of the items have already sold out.
Toilet seats celebrating the coronation were notably absent from this range, though, despite the lovely one AI made.
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