Chapter 480: The Queen's Coronation

The long-awaited day has finally arrived.

The ceremony was scheduled for the morning of the 25th in a new, renovated church. But in the wee hours of the morning, more than 200,000 people were already waiting in the streets, spreading newspapers and bringing their own blankets on the way of the Queen's carriage.

After one o'clock in the morning, there are no more empty seats on either side of the street.

The temperature at night is dropping and it's a little cold, but it can't drive away the enthusiastic people. When the TV station was interviewed on the street, they all expressed their hope to witness the country's most unprecedented event, and also hoped that the coronation of Queen Joanna would bring new good fortune to the country.

According to the statistics of the immigration department, more than 100,000 foreign tourists arrived the day before the coronation, and the most common reasons for entering the country were "to see the queen's coronation" and "to participate in the celebration". By the early morning of the 25th, there were more than 1.5 million people in Cagliari.

It is three times the permanent population, and because of the holiday on the day of the coronation, it is the farthest northern region, which is only two or three hundred kilometers from the capital, and the number of people coming by car is still increasing. The congestion caused in Cagliari, coupled with the arrival of foreign tourists, made the scale even larger.

The city, decorated with flowers and flags, is now so congested that even the police have to temporarily dispatch police and volunteers to the streets to maintain order on the road. In the parks around the city, people gather, and giant screens are about to be broadcast live.

On this day, the most discussed is also the coronation of the Queen.

Both residents and foreign visitors are warm, the country celebrates their queen and foreign visitors are grateful for their feat of saving the world, and now the "honorary citizens" are present in person.

At eight o'clock in the morning. Guests dressed in costume entered.

The local cathedral has two large rows of seats with a wide aisle in between, but these are not enough to cope with the large number of guests, and the most empty seats at the front are specially placed for the aisle-facing seats, which are prepared for the guests. On the other side, it is prepared for the royal families who are invited to come.

On the stage further up the VIP area, the only throne is placed.

The first to enter are the guests in the traditional seats, mostly residents of the country, including high-ranking officials, parliamentarians or residents lucky enough to be selected by lottery, as well as some foreign visitors. They arrived at about eight o'clock, but the ceremony took place at ten o'clock, and they had to wait patiently.

After nine o'clock, the VIP entered. Most of them are relatives, friends and foreign VIPs, and relatives and friends are naturally friends from all walks of life who have come to support. The main members of the consortium have basically arrived, and An Feng and Joanna's friends have also arrived; Foreign dignitaries are politicians, retired politicians, etc.

The live broadcast began, and more than 30 cameras will record the event.

The on-site director and the TV station are also busy, the chief director only slept for three hours last night, this is the first time he has taken on such a heavy task, his heart can't be calm, it is difficult to sleep, so he simply got up and memorized the process again. So that you can be completely reassured.

After 9:20 a.m., the first round of play begins.

First of all, of course, it is the host's house. Greeted by a black solemn Maserati, arrive at the entrance of the cathedral.

The parents, immediate relatives, and the little prince and princess of both sides appear one by one. The two children walked to the front, and Fred was in a small suit and tuxedo, with his long hair combed back, and his handsome appearance caused the surrounding crowd to cheer. Alice is in a red dress, and she successfully controls the cuteness.

With parents and immediate family members, the unity of men is a suit and dress, and women are more free to play.

After the entrance to the host's house, invited members of the foreign royal family arrived.

Maserati drives on a road surrounded by tourists. The front of the car is uniformly planted with the flags of Sardinia and the representative countries, and the cars are all royal family members sent by various countries, most of whom are the crown prince and his wife. The vehicle stopped smoothly at the end of the red carpet, and the special personnel opened the car door.

The royal families of each country who were invited to attend appeared in costumes unique to each country.

They also specially stayed on the red carpet for a few seconds to be filmed by the camera, which was like walking on the red carpet.

The crown princes are generally over the age of 40 and are in the most torturous days of waiting for the throne...... Most of the European royal families were present, and there were also people from Asia. After all, there are only a small number of constitutional monarchies in the world, and they generally invite each other to any important event.

This time, the host monarch prepared dozens of ribbons and medals of honor in dozens of styles and colors for the distinguished guests. The medal is familiar to everyone, and the ribbon, which is large, runs from the shoulder to the abdomen, and has a cross knot at the end. It's kind of like the strap that hangs diagonally from the hostess.

However, this ribbon is generally reserved for the royal family, not ordinary people and nobles, and this is generally the case in Europe.

Women's ribbons are mostly worn outside, and brooches are occasionally pinned to them. The clothes that men have to wear, if they are the naval uniform of the British royal family, with the ribbon on the outside, and various medals on the other side; If it's a suit dress, the ribbon is inside, and only a small section is exposed.

The matching of ribbons and clothes can sometimes be a lot of thought.

The first wave of highlights has allowed the audience to lead the way to the style of the world's royal families, everyone evaluates the looks of the crown princes and princesses of various countries, and occasionally there are some unusual, such as the royal families from Africa and the Middle East, they are more traditional, and they don't use medals and ribbons.

After the grand entrance of the royal families, the ceremony is about to begin.

About five minutes later, at the gate of the Cagliari Palace, the royal cavalry in red and black uniforms appeared, the horses marched in two rows, the horses were all cavalry with swords and strict expressions, the cavalry line was not long, and behind it was the royal carriage pulled by four horses, and the sound of cheers began to sound.

Both sides of the road were crowded with excited people, and there was no end in sight.

The queen in a plain white dress and the prince in a special suit were both inside the carriage, looking out the window and occasionally raising their hands in greeting.

Although this scene may have only been a short dozen seconds, it consumed a night of waiting.

In less than a kilometer, more than 200,000 people cheered from beginning to end, the cameras on the road continued to follow, and the surrounding excitement was broadcast live on Guò TV, synchronized in Sardinia, synchronized in some interested countries in the world, and synchronized on the Internet.

Small country. But it's a truly world-wide spectacle.

At the end of the journey, full of cheers and whistles, the carriage arrived at the entrance of the cathedral, and the guards around it were on standby, for the queen could be seen getting out of the carriage, and the crowd was already boiling, and the soldiers were staring nervously at the crowd. At critical moments, no surprises are allowed!

An Feng got out of the car first, followed by Joanna, in addition to her skirt, she also wore a royal robe that needed four people to lift the back hem, and after she stood firm, An Feng took her four fingers with his right hand and placed them in the abdomen position, under the opening of the honor guard in front. Walk slowly into the church.

They were followed by countless people on the spot as well as in front of the TV.

This feeling and pressure are N times greater than when they got married more than ten years ago, but for one day, they have already practiced a solemn expression of pampering and not being shocked, and they calmly responded to this sacred scene, the aisle in the middle of the cathedral is about sixty meters, and it took more than a minute to walk.

Stop in front of the throne and not go up yet. Faculty members dressed up ceremoniously gathered around.

An Feng was standing next to him, and behind him were his relatives. The two children stared very seriously, the parents were even more excited, and the friends were smiling...... An Feng's expression was always stern, and his gaze stayed on Joanna, staring at this scene.

The bishop took off her robe, which was a long white dress with carvings and cut-outs of her arms.

Archbishop Frank Dee with the Queen's costume attendant lady. Present a real golden robe and personally add to the Queen's robe, which, unlike the long back robe in front, is more inclined to burqa, which has to be tied up from the waist. It looks similar to a long coat.

The archbishop then proceeded to receive the second garment from the acolyte: the holy garment. The archbishop, together with the lady-in-waiting, draped Joanna with the solemn garment. An Feng and everyone witnessed the addition of the queen's royal robe and the shawl of the holy robe. The church was quiet, but there was already applause outside.

Finally, the archbishop began to lead the queen to the throne.

She walked slowly up the steps, the lady-in-waiting followed her, lifting the back of her garment, and when she reached the stage, she turned to face the audience, and the bishop took the time to straighten the back hem of her garment, and she stood for about two seconds, slowly sitting on the throne.

The very strict and solemn process took the breath away of countless people, and Joanna's expression was always confident.

In the second stage of the ceremony, the archbishop receives a sword from the hands of the attendants and offers it to the queen with both hands, and she raises the sword in a gesture that symbolizes kingship and service to God. This carefully forged sword will also be used by the queen for knighthood and knighthood in the future.

The archbishop took the sword from the queen's hand and read out the meaning of what the sword represented.

Then came the cross, which was the emblem of royal power, and the queen held the cross and continued to listen to the archbishop's reading.

The archbishop continued to read the duties and obligations to the queen before taking the crown, which was equivalent to the queen's oath that she would be loyal to her country in the future, to defend her subjects, and to exercise her rights as God's spokesman.

After Joanna finished answering, the archbishop in his grand robe held the crown adorned with diamonds and precious stones in both hands, held it high, and countless eyes and cameras of the scene focused on it, he placed the crown on the queen's head, and at the same time read aloud: "Queen Joanna is your undoubted queen!" ”

"Hooray!" The audience shouted.

The call came from An Feng and Joanna's relatives and friends, and he didn't expect this scene, but outside in the park to watch the ceremony, the audience in front of the TV also cheered in unison. This phrase responded instantly, embodying Joanna's power of popularity, and was also recorded and broadcast around the world.

The ceremony is in its final stages.

An Feng stepped forward steadily, the queen looked at him, the attendant put down a cushion in front of him, An Feng knelt on one knee, shook her hand, and swore aloud: "I will be your vassal, protect your life, body and earthly respect, I will always be loyal to you, no matter life or death, for you to resist the invasion of the world!" ”

After swearing allegiance, he stood up and kissed her on the cheek and stepped back from the stage.

Other key officials, such as the Prime Minister, also took the stage to take the oath to the Queen. If there are nobles in the country, it can also be done according to the procedure, but now the oath of allegiance to the queen is very short, and after several people are completed, the ceremony is completed. Joanna stood up, and An Feng accompanied her.

The national anthem was played, the audience stood up, and the citizens of the country sang along.

The crowd outside the church also spontaneously sang the national anthem, and there was a scene of harmony everywhere...... After the national anthem, the Queen's church coronation was also announced. An Feng took her hand again and left the church. Behind is a horse-drawn carriage parade that marks the opening of the national celebration.

Once on board, cheers and whistles are heard again, and the carriage will be paraded along the established route, giving the inhabitants a taste of the Queen, and at the same time it is the beginning of the national celebration, for which the royal family has set aside 200 million euros to take over the entire city.

Basically, you can drink beer as you like, eat snacks as you like, sing and dance, and be lively. (To be continued......)