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The coronation on TV: latest instalment of UK’s longest-running costume drama is a bit of a damp squib

Our TV critic joined millions of global viewers – and was left a little underwhelmed by the supernova of regal pomp

Oh dear, it’s going to rain, isn’t it? On the morning of the coronation of Charles III, British television is showing what appears to be the buildup to the buildup. Under moody grey skies, smartly garbed presenters are gesticulating in the streets of London, talking about the weight of history, the thousands of troops, the plastic crown-sporting crowds milling along the procession route.

“Exquisite scenes,” observes BBC anchor Kirsty Young, a vision of serene unflappability, seated beside a Day Of The Triffid-esque eruption of fauna that only slightly makes the studio resemble a funeral home. On ITV, the anchors are Julia Etchingham and Tom Bradby, while Sky has Kay Burley and Anna Botting.

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