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Chapter 800: A grand gathering in London (Third update, please subscribe)
When Li Yian was standing on the top of the mountain discussing topics related to "dreams" with his wife, he received an invitation from the UK. It was to invite them to the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.

After receiving the invitation, Li Yi'an personally called back and was willing to highlight the special relationship between South and Britain on this special occasion.

Queen's coronation.

Who is the busiest person?

It was the TV salesman - unlike previous coronations, the most innovative point was that at the Queen's insistence, the entire ceremony was televised live by the BBC. Although the then British Prime Minister Churchill initially opposed the live broadcast of the coronation ceremony, the young queen persuaded Churchill to agree to the live broadcast against all objections.

This move promoted the development of the British television industry and also boosted the sales of British television sets. In order to watch the coronation live broadcast, many families who could not afford or could not buy a TV set even rented a TV set.

However, the largest supermarket in the UK, Carrefour, a subsidiary of Kaike, launched a TV installment payment business in the UK, bringing TVs into more homes. With this shareholder trend, in just a few months, Nanyang exported more than 100 million TV sets to Britain, the United States and other countries.

On May 5, Li Yi'an and Margaret arrived in London together on C31. At this time, London, and even the whole of Britain, was preparing for the Queen's accession to the throne.

Time passes little by little, and the whole of Britain is waiting for the important moment to come. Britain is about to welcome a new queen.

At this time, Britain and the Indian Empire were no longer its colonies, and they were confused about their global status. At such a moment, Elizabeth's coronation could allow the country to see its future through the young queen.

Because of this, under Li Yi'an's instruction, the relatively weak American Broadcasting Corporation, the ABC TV station controlled by it, has reached a cooperation agreement with Canada to broadcast the coronation ceremony, becoming the first media in the United States to broadcast the coronation ceremony. , about an hour earlier than other companies, which will help enhance ABC's position in the US television broadcast industry.

According to various estimates, the global television audience for the Queen's coronation reached 2.77 million, accounting for more than 1/10 of the world's total population at that time.

"God bless tomorrow's coronation ceremony to be completed smoothly."

Looking at the scenery outside the window, Li Yi thought with peace of mind,

At that time, no one could foresee that Elizabeth II would live longer than Queen Victoria, and that she would stay until the 21st century. Until Li Yi'an came to this era, she would still exist tenaciously.

Although Elizabeth ascended the throne last year, the coronation ceremony has not been held until now. The completion of the coronation ceremony also means that Britain has officially entered the Elizabethan era.

Tomorrow, they will rush to Westminster Abbey to attend the Queen's coronation ceremony, but unlike other people's expectations, Li Yi'an is talking in his heart.

"When the sun rises tomorrow, England will usher in the Elizabethan Age."

Margaret saw all this news from the newspapers, but Li Yian knew more about the coronation ceremony than she did. In addition to the Commonwealth, several television broadcasters in the United States, such as NBC and CBS, also competed for the first time to broadcast the coronation ceremony on American television. But they can only hire civilian propeller planes, which are far behind Canada.

"Dear, I saw in the newspaper that in addition to the London citizens taking to the streets, more than 25 million British people will watch the Queen's coronation through live television, and the rest will listen to the process through radio stations ”

"And the Comet passenger plane has been prepared and will send the image data to Canada's Goose Bay base as soon as possible. This is the first direct flight between the United Kingdom and Canada. Subsequently, Canadian Air Force jet fighters carried out a relay and further sent the image data to Montreal. Wait for it to be broadcast by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation!”

Listening to his wife's prayer, Li Yian said with a smile,

"Honey, don't worry, everything will go smoothly."

Margaret's tone was slightly proud, after all, that was her sister.

"First it was steel, and now it is crowning. It seems that there is only one major event left this year... The war on the peninsula should be about to end."

Of course, no matter what, after the sun rises, the whole of Britain will be immersed in joy.

With their own expectations, countless British people fell asleep, waiting for the dawn and the arrival of a new era. Of course, London breaks free from the shady world, and this significant day has officially arrived.

In the early morning of June 2, the gloomy sky seemed to be a sign of the future, making people worried about whether it would rain. But even this cannot stop the enthusiasm in the hearts of the British. Everyone knows the significance of this day.

The 16th Duke of Norfolk was already waiting at Westminster Abbey, assuming the responsibility he had held since 1386, arranging the coronation ceremony for the new king.

Li Yi'an, who was wearing a formal dress, just quietly followed Margaret to the church by car. Among the Commonwealth countries, Nanyang ranked first, like Canada and Australia, in the front row. Therefore, It can also be seen that Nanyang’s international status has improved.

And Margaret was standing next to him, wearing a full dress and a princess crown on her head. She looked like a princess coming out of a fairy tale. In fact, Margaret, who is responsible for the appearance of the royal family, had just gotten out of the car. , attracted people's attention, and reporters pointed their cameras at it.

At this moment, the streets of London are crowded with more than two million people. There have never been so many people in London. Near Westminster Abbey in London, tens of thousands of people pitched tents and spent the night in the rain, just to Personally participated in the coronation ceremony.

Reporters from major British newspapers were already waiting outside the church, preparing to broadcast the coronation ceremony in real time to let the world know that the Elizabethan era was coming.

On this day, it was drizzling in London. Outside Westminster Abbey, many officials were whispering under umbrellas. However, the drizzle did not disturb the coronation ceremony, neither to reporters nor to the crowds of people.

British people living outside London watched every move of the entire coronation ceremony through television broadcasts.

The Archbishop of Canterbury crowns Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey. The ceremony dates back centuries and displays all the pomp and pageantry of the greatest royal celebrations.

完整的仪式总共有六个阶段：承认、宣誓、涂油、授职(包括加冕本身)、登基和致敬。伊丽莎白二世的加冕典礼是一个有130个国家的代表和480名音乐家出席的仪式。还有来自93个国家的2000多名记者和500名摄影师报道了这次仪式，
Queen Elizabeth II's coronation dress was designed by couture designer Norman Hartnell, who also designed her wedding dress. In order to achieve the perfect effect, the designer proposed as many as 9 different plans: a white silk dress with the British logo embroidered in gold thread, a square neckline with a heart-shaped line in the front, and a flared skirt with a princess silhouette.

It took 12 seamstresses a total of 3500 hours to create this royal robe made of ermine and red swan.

As people watched, the Archbishop of Canterbury raised the crown of St. Edward high in the air, and then slowly put the heavy crown on him.

If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight.

The heavy crown made Elizabeth's neck feel heavy. When she wore St. Edward's crown and received the scepter presented to her by the archbishop, she became a veritable queen. The whole of London and even the whole of Britain burst into uniform cheers.

After the Queen's coronation, her husband Prince Philip was the first after the Archbishop and Bishops to pay tribute to her.

Only the anointing part of the entire ceremony was not broadcast live on television, that is, the archbishop anointed the monarch's hands and head with ointment to show that the monarch was endowed with God's grace and virtue. This is sacred and cannot be shown to ordinary people. This is of course to maintain the final sense of secrecy.

When Elizabeth sat on the throne where Edward I once sat, holding a crystal ball and scepter, and answered the archbishop's question about whether she was willing to take on the heavy responsibility and make sacrifices with "I do", these words echoed in the majestic world. Stminster Abbey, spread across the streets and across the sea, everyone believed in it.

Everyone was staring at the delicate and elegant black-haired woman in the center of the picture.

Li Yi'an in the church also looked at this woman, who would witness the decline of the British Empire in the next few decades and also unite the British and the Commonwealth together.

As people watched, Queen Elizabeth II, wearing a heavy dress, slowly walked out of the church at this time. The crowd outside the church was immediately silent.

Queen Elizabeth II walked out of the cathedral with her forehead slightly bowed and got into the golden carriage. The carriage drove towards the cheering crowd. At this time, it is estimated that about 300 million people were standing on the streets of London, many of whom occupied the best positions on the route back to the palace all night long. This was to allow the largest number of people to witness this event: a 7.5-kilometer long route, the golden royal The carriage required a full two hours of walking.

When seeing the enthusiastic people on both sides of the road who came to watch despite the rain, Queen Elizabeth II still smiled and waved to the people along the way. After finally returning to Buckingham Palace, Queen Elizabeth II and her family appeared on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. Wearing the imperial crown and royal tunic, she greeted the crowd and appeared again on the balcony at 9:45 p.m. …

(End of this chapter)