Chapter 800: Grand Party in London (Third update, please subscribe)
While Li Yian was standing on the top of the hill 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.
The Queen's Coronation Ceremony.
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 led to the hot 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, Carrefour, a subsidiary brand of Kaike City, the largest supermarket in the UK, has launched a TV installment payment business in the UK, allowing TVs to enter more homes. With this shareholder style, in the short term In just a few months, Nanyang exported more than 1 million TV sets to countries such as the United Kingdom and the United States.
On May 31, Li Yian and Margaret arrived in London together on C717. 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.
“When the sun rises tomorrow, Britain will usher in the Elizabethan era.”
Looking at the scenery outside the window, Li Yi thought with peace of mind,
Although Elizabeth last year He has already ascended the throne, but the coronation ceremony has not been held until now. After the coronation ceremony, it also means that Britain has officially entered the Elizabethan era.
No one could have foreseen at the time that Elizabeth II would live longer than Queen Victoria, and that she would stay on standby until the 21st century. Until Li Yi'an came to this era, she was still tenacious. With.
"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 "
Margaret's tone was slightly proud, after all, that was her sister.
“And the Comet passenger plane has been prepared and sent the image data to the Canadian Goose Bay base as soon as possible. This is the first direct flight between the United Kingdom and Canada. Subsequently, the Canadian Air Force jet fighters carried out the relay, The images will be further sent to Montreal and other places and handed over to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation for broadcast!"
Margaret read these news from the newspapers, but Li Yi'an 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.
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 broadcast cooperation agreement with Canada, becoming the number one broadcasting company in the United States. The first media outlet to broadcast the coronation ceremony about an hour earlier than other companies 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 277 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."
Listening to his wife's prayer, Li Yian said with a smile,
"Dear, don't worry, Everything will go smoothly. "
Tomorrow, they will rush to Westminster Abbey to attend the Queen's coronation ceremony, but unlike other people's expectations, Li Yi'an is thinking in his heart.
"First steel, now coronation, it seems there is only one major event left this year... The peninsula should be about to armistice."
Of course, no matter what, after the sun rises, the whole of Britain will be immersed in joy. middle.
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 2nd, 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 ranks high, like Canada and Australia. Located in the front row, we can also see the improvement of Nanyang's international status.
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, as the royal beauty, Margaret As soon as Li Te got out of the car, it attracted people's attention, and reporters focused their cameras on 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. Tens of thousands of people are pitching tents near Westminster Abbey in London. He spent the night in the rain just to participate in the coronation ceremony.
Reporters from major British newspapers have been waiting outside the church, preparing to broadcast the coronation ceremony in real time to let the world know that the Elizabethan era is 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 crowned Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey. The ceremony dates back centuries and displays all the pomp and pageantry of the greatest royal celebrations.
The complete ceremony has six stages in total: recognition, oath, anointing, investiture (including the coronation itself), enthronement and tribute. The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II was a ceremony attended by representatives from 130 countries and 480 musicians. More than 2,000 reporters and 500 photographers from 93 countries covered the ceremony.
Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation dress was commissioned by high fashion designer Norman Hart Nell Design, the designer who designed her wedding dress. In order to achieve the perfect effect, the designer proposed as many as nine 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 3,500 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 the 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 to pay tribute to her, after the archbishop and bishops.
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 something sacred that cannot be shown to ordinary people, and 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 a scepter, she 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 Westminster Abbey, in the streets, across the oceans, and everyone believed them.
Everyone stared intently at the delicate and elegant black-haired woman in the center of the picture.
Li Yi'an, who was in the church, was also looking 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.
While people were watching, Queen Elizabeth II, wearing a heavy dress, slowly walked out of the church at this time, and the crowd outside the church was immediately silent.
Queen Elizabeth II bowed her head slightly as she walked out of the cathedral and got into the golden carriage. The carriage drove towards the cheering crowd. At this time, it is estimated that about 3 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 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)