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On May 6, as the crowning of King Charles was going on, there were both happy people and angry people around.

Many protesters yelled, “Not my king,” as the King stood and waved to the crowd. 

On Saturday, King Charles III was anointed and crowned in the biggest ceremony in the UK in the last 70 years.

It was a beautiful show of ceremonies that dates back 1,000 years.

The spiritual leader of the Anglican Church, the Archbishop of Canterbury, slowly put the 360-year-old St. Edward’s Crown on Charles III’s head as he sat on a 14th-century chair in Westminster Abbey.

Approximately 100 world leaders were present, and millions of people watched on TV.

Gun salutes were fired at the Tower of London and all over the city, the country, Gibraltar, Bermuda, and on ships at sea. 

After a trumpet performance, “God save King Charles. Long live King Charles.

May the king live forever,” the congregation at the abbey said.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said, “No other country could put on such a dazzling performance with the processions, pageantry, ceremonies, and street parties.”

Despite this historic and solemn coronation, shouts of protesters’ words were heard right next to the coronation.

The first group of people to protest were anti-monarchist UK Republicans.

They hold the belief that the monarchy and coronations to choose the next King are terrible traditions.

In an effort to be seen, the protestors wore yellow so that people could see them, and their protests took place right next to a big bronze statue of King Charles I, who was defeated by the Parliament and killed in 1649.

The second group of protesters consisted of people who had grown frustrated due to the fact that Charles III had been involved in a number of scandals before he became King.

Queen Elizabeth II died in September after being on the throne for 70 years.

She was admired for her long life and sense of duty.

However Charles, her son, was just 74 years old when he caused family problems that have been in the news for decades.

In 1992, the recording of a phone call between Charles and Camilla revealed they were dating.

Then, Charles and Diana went their separate ways, but they did not say they were divorced until 1996.

By marrying Camilla in 2005, Charles violated a major royal rule.

It is against the rules for a royal to marry a divorced person.

But the most significant group of protesters were those who were having trouble paying for food and energy because prices had reached a high point.

Even though Charles’ coronation had only about 2,000 guests instead of the 8,000 who came to the queen’s in 1953, it still cost British taxpayers a lot of money.

The full cost of Charles’ coronation was believed to be up to $125 million.

They argue that it is financially corrupt to spend millions on ceremonies and decorations in the circumstance that ordinary people face cost-of-living issues that were brought about by 10% inflation.

Indeed, there are thousands in food banks and months of strikes by nurses, teachers and other workers seeking higher pay.

May 6th was the day that the magnificent scene of the coronation with countless colors and the achromatic colors of people despairing of reality contrasted.