• The forthcoming Coronation of King Charles has taken a number of blows.
• Several dignitaries are allegedly declining to attend the coronation.
• Polly Hudson has criticized the Coronation as an expensive display of wealth.

The forthcoming Coronation of King Charles has taken a number of blows, with several dignitaries allegedly declining to attend.

Particularly so after A-list bands declined to play at the concert scheduled for the day after the wedding at Buckingham Palace.

The royal family’s scandals have made headlines in recent years, including Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s royal leave, which generated animosity between them.

Although headlines and royal expert opinions swirl over the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s likely presence at the ceremony, the King’s Coronation is now being criticized for being an expensive celebration borne upon civilian taxation.

Polly Hudson, a royal specialist, described the Coronation as a “Ostentatious display of wealth during the cost of living crisis,” in her column.

She stated that  “if individuals were consulted on what they wanted their particular taxes to be spent on, [King’s Coronation] isn’t something I’d personally choose.”

She believes that their taxes should be spent on critical things like healthcare and food banks.

“Not only am I all pomped out after the Platinum Jubilee and Queen’s funeral (when you’ve seen one gold carriage, you’ve seen ’em all) I’d rather my contribution to the national purse went to an essential, underfunded service that benefits everyone, like the NHS,” she wrote.

“Ardent royalists’ spirits will presumably be lifted by watching Charles have a razzy hat put on his head really slowly. But it would be far better for national morale overall if that £100m was donated to food banks, and we just looked at one of the new stamps instead.”

Hudson closed her post by suggesting that the Coronation “should be more democratic, and become a pay per view event, like a boxing match.”

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