The sand in the streets of London at the coronation of Charles III.
raises questions.
Royal fans wonder why workers started laying sand in the morning hours.
London – King Charles III.
(74) and wife Camilla (75) through the streets of London from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey.
But what is that?
There is sand on the streets of London.
A coronation isn't a beach party.
The weather isn't that bad either.
While some Royal fans are still completely in the dark, attentive observers are slowly beginning to see the light.
Sand ensures at the coronation of King Charles III.
for amazement
But even at the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II (96, 2022), the streets were prepared with sand early in the morning before the carriage with her coffin was pulled through the streets.
Many high-ranking politicians from all over the world traveled to this event on Monday, and numerous Britons also mourned on the streets.
Here, too, local people are amazed at the large amounts of sand that have been poured onto some streets.
Many later speculated what was behind it and what purpose the sand could serve.
Coronation of King Charles III: Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte dazzle at the ceremony
Coronation of King Charles III: Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte dazzle at the ceremony
The most common assumption was that the sand was poured out for the horses.
The Sun
quoted a Twitter user as saying that the main reason the sand prevents the horses from slipping is.
It also makes it easier to clear horse droppings from the streets, and the sand muffles the sound of hooves.
Sand on Parliament Square ahead of the passage from Westminster Hall to the Abbey of the Queen's coffin, in four-ish hours from now.
Security means the square is almost empty, apart from people allowed at the Whitehall edge.
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— Peter Walker (@peterwalker99) September 19, 2022
The
Mirror
added another aspect to the sand guesswork.
At the funeral, Charles was concerned that horses might be doing their business at the wrong time during the procession, forcing him and other royals to dodge, it said.
According to a royal source, Charles wanted to avoid this unworthy sight at all costs.
He would have had to ride himself or not walk behind the coffin to prevent that.
But a solution was more obvious.
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The path in front of Westminster Abbey was prepared with sand?
Fans wonder what the slippery surface is used for (photo montage).
© Stephen Lock/Imago & Sina Schuldt/dpa
In the end, it was decided that no horses should run in front of the royals.
They actually had to be further back than originally planned so that the question of whether “the new king has to handle horse manure” did not even arise.
At his coronation, King easily avoided the problem, being taken to the venerable compartment in a carriage.
The streets are probably easier to clean after the procession because of the sand that has been poured out.
Or the sand is scattered for safety reasons.
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Sources used:
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un.co.uk, mirror.co.uk
List of rubrics: © Stephen Lock/Imago & Sina Schuldt/dpa
