Utahns in England celebrate King Charles’ coronation

LONDON — A gaggle of Utahns celebrated King Charles III’s coronation in London, England Saturday, the nation’s first coronation in 70 years.

Utahns finding out overseas in the UK, serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and those that traveled throughout the pond to look at the historic occasion.

College of Utah graduate scholar Anna Daines is in London taking part in an internship with parliament for her Grasp’s diploma in public coverage. She was a part of the group who camped out on the Mall, the street in London that results in Buckingham Palace.

“We had about 20-25 of us who had been there, we’re from the Britannia ward,” she mentioned. “We didn’t actually get any sleep, bought up early Saturday morning, about 4 a.m., then we waited there for the procession that began round 10 o clock.”

She mentioned there’s just one occasion within the states that might examine to the coronation.

“You can examine it to a presidential inauguration in Washington D.C. and the way they prep every part with the Mall there,” Daines defined.

She and others noticed every member of the British Royal Household of their carriages. They befriended Brits who sat close by.

“They’re very obsessed with British historical past,” Daines mentioned. “They needed to be proper up within the very entrance and concerned in all of it. It was actually neat to have the ability to discuss to them. They defined lots to me that I didn’t know in regards to the coronation.”

They listened to King Charles’ coronation over loudspeakers and caught clips on stay streams.

“Listening to him say all of the oaths and stuff, it’s actually, you’re like, ‘oh my goodness, it is a massive deal,’” mentioned Piper Ledding, an incoming Brigham Younger College scholar from Canada. “It is also deeply spiritual,”

After he was topped, they rushed to get one of the best view of the Royal Household on the balcony at Buckingham Palace.

“It felt like I used to be adopted into a few British households I used to be standing close to since you’re all so huddled so shut collectively,” Ledding mentioned.

She mentioned she was stunned to see representatives of her county on the historic occasion.

“The Canadian Mounties got here by on a few of their horses with their particular hats and all that, to listen to everybody be like, ‘Oh my goodness, wow, have a look at them!’ It was actually fascinating as a result of again dwelling that’s such a standard factor,” she mentioned.

“It was fascinating to see how many individuals from the U.S. had been there, from different nations,” Daines added.

Although it’s not their king to bow, they took in all the pageantry and made recollections of their very own

“To be experiencing it firsthand and never by a display screen is a neat expertise,” Ledding mentioned.