Broken prince twisted palace6/4/2023 ![]() ![]() "Only a 40 per cent chance of showers," she boomed in that ebullient, jolly-hockey-sticks style that suits these great national occasions so well. Not long after 8am, BBC1 commentator Clare Balding was determinedly upbeat. Would it cast a pall over the big day or could our longest-serving Prince of Wales come up smiling as the sun king? In short, would Eeyore be transformed by his people's affection into Winnie the Pooh. The sky over Buckingham Palace changed from pale pigeon to a menacing pewter. You prayed that the awfully British weather had not dampened his spirits. The dear chap had waited 70 years for his Coronation. ![]() In the past, our former Prince of Wales was known to be prone to gloom, writes Allison Pearson. At least, please don't rain on my reign, or so Charles III must have thought this morning. ![]()
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