Coronation

What a historic day. Diane and the Gorse Fox have been glued to the TV coverage of the King's Coronation. It was good to see it go off without a hitch despite the threats from the "Just Stop Oil" morons and the "Not My King" republicans. If only the police would take such immediate and decisive intervention when they block roads and bridges and stop normal people going about their daily business. Reading social media today it is clear that a lot of the anti-monarchists are desperately joyless individuals.

The Gorse Fox, as long-term readers will know, is no fan of Charles. That does not mean that he doesn't support the Monarchy. Our King or Queen is the latest part of our history stretching back over 1000 years. The Gorse Fox fully supports that historical position and is thankful for the continuity it provides. This is particularly the case when you see the antics in other countries as the rich and powerful vie for presidential status every few years and stoop to underhand tactics to discredit their opponents in order to gain their position.

The Gorse Fox's day started with his cousins' call and one particular cousin embarking on a rabid anti-monarchic rant. His sister pointed out that if he didn't like living in a monarchy he could always live somewhere else... as he lives in Turkey,  the point was moot. His tack changed to the fact that the House of Windsor was not English but was Germano-Greek. The Gorse Fox interrupted "I don't care" and bizarrely that defused and shut down the whole discussion.

God Save the King.