Transmigrated as the Crown Prince

George VI stammered for a long time with this short sentence. Yannick finally breathed a sigh of relief when he finished speaking. If an impatient person listened to him, he would easily choke to death.

Fortunately, King George VI's speech was quite simple, with only a few words.

Just as Yanik was muttering dissatisfied, he suddenly noticed the glances from the side. Turning around and looking, she saw an old woman with a somewhat bloated figure. Judging from the gorgeous dress she was wearing, she must be a prince or noble from some country.

Seeing her looking at him kindly, Yanik asked Ina softly. "Do you know who she is?"

Ina took a look and replied. "Queen of the Netherlands, Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Marie."

"..." Yannick opened his mouth slightly in surprise. He had seen photos of Wilhelmina when she was a girl and when she was middle-aged on the Internet. She was a standard beautiful girl when she was a girl, and she can be said to still have charm in middle-age. Beauty, why have you turned into a fat old lady now?

Just as he was sighing that time is really a butcher's knife, George VI had finished speaking and walked off the stage to greet the guests one by one. Yannick walked up to Wilhelmina and saluted. "Salute to you, Your Majesty the Queen."

Otherwise, the European royal family is a big family. Although Wilhelmina and Wilhelm II were not closely related, they were indeed relatives. It's just that they don't have any blood relationship, they are just distant cousins ​​at best. The sister-in-law of William II's mother was Wilhelmina's aunt. To be more specific, William II's mother was the eldest princess of Queen Victoria of England, and Wilhelmina's mother was a biological sister of Queen Victoria's daughter-in-law. From this point of view, William II should be closer to the British royal family. However, Britain and Germany were hostile countries during World War I. Moreover, after the end of World War I, William II also fled to the Netherlands when he was wanted by the Allied Powers led by Britain.

Wilhelmina had a kind smile on her face. "His Royal Highness Crown Prince Yannick, it's been a long time no see. How is His Majesty Friedrich? Where are Prince Oscar and his wife?"

Yannick said respectfully. "Your Majesty the Queen, you are my cousin by seniority. You can just call me by my first name. Please consider me. My grandfather is in good health. As for my father and mother, they are still the same as before, wandering around."

Wilhelmina smiled gently and asked. "Yannik, I heard about your request to Czech. If Czech doesn't agree, what are you going to do?"

Yannick shrugged and said righteously. "The arrow is on the string and must be fired. Her Majesty, you must also know that the Germans in the Czech Republic are in dire straits. If the Czech government could treat them equally and let them live without worries about food and clothing, they would still have such a strong desire to return to Germany. Really? If that's the case, I don't have to worry about anything. And now, as the Crown Prince of Germany, I certainly won't watch my people suffer in a foreign country."

Wilhelmina nodded and sighed. “I hope the Czech Republic can put the overall situation first.”

Yannik secretly thought that if Czech President Beneš was present, he would definitely jump up, right? What does it mean to put the overall situation first? It is extremely shameless to talk about ceding other people's land in such a high-sounding way.

But now it seems that asking the Czech Republic to hand over the Sudetenland is the intention of all Europe. How could he, a Czech, resist?

After finally getting through the boring banquet, the next day royal members of various European and Asian countries, diplomatic missions from various countries, and many specially invited guests set off for Westminster Abbey to attend the coronation ceremony.

Early in the morning, the streets of London were filled with people who spontaneously came to congratulate him. Many of them even slept on the street on simple folding beds last night. Now they could put away their beds and stay in place to welcome the arrival of the king's chariot.

Police officers across London were on the streets to maintain order, otherwise crowds would crowd the roads and vehicles would not be able to pass at all.

Sitting in the car, Ina looked at the dark crowd on both sides and sighed. "The British people quite love George VI."

"What a bastard!"

Yannick sneered at this. A stuttering king who had just succeeded to the throne had not done even one good deed for the country and the people. How could he be loved by the people?

These British people came to celebrate spontaneously. Seven points were for watching the fun, and the remaining three points were just respect for the status of "King" and had nothing to do with George VI.

Everyone came to Westminster Abbey in great numbers, but they could not go in directly. They had to wait in a special area outside the church for the arrival of George VI.

After waiting for more than half an hour, loud cheers came from the distance.

In the middle of the long honor guard, King George VI and the Queen were seen arriving in a golden carriage with eight white horses. The carriage gleamed golden in the sunlight, and even the wheels were covered with gold. This was the king's golden carriage specially made for the coronation ceremony.

King George VI seemed very nervous. He couldn't sleep all night last night and only had two bites of breakfast. At this moment, his whole body was shaking and chilling. He was smiling and waving to the people like a puppet on strings.

Accompanied by palace attendants, the king and queen were led into the cathedral by the clergy, and the guests could finally enter the church and take their seats.

After a series of ceremonies, George VI was invited to sit down on an oak chair. The oak chair was placed there by King Edward of England during the Middle Ages, and all British kings sat in the chair for their coronations.

The solemn clergyman held up an eagle-shaped holy oil bottle, which contained holy oil added with orange, rose, cinnamon, musk and ambergris. The Archbishop of Canterbury picked up a ladle inlaid with filigree, took out the holy oil from the bottle, and anointed the king's hands, chest and head.

This is the central part of the entire coronation ceremony, called "anointing."

While performing the anointing ceremony, the King solemnly swore to the world that he would rely on Almighty God to obtain the will, strength and ability needed to serve his people fairly and safely.

The Archbishop of Canterbury then placed a crown on George VI's head, expressing God's recognition of the King of England, and the coronation ceremony finally came to an end.

There is a saying in the West: If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight.

There is no need for any unnecessary conjecture or profound meaning in this sentence. It is explained literally. The crown currently on George VI's head weighs at least five kilograms. It is only worn on special occasions. If it is worn on a regular basis, it is purely to cause trouble for the neck.

This crown, like the previous oak chair, is a relic of St. Edward, the medieval King of England. During the previous revolution in England, Charles I was beheaded by a click, and the crown was almost melted and minted into gold coins.

St. Edward's crown originally weighed more than four pounds. Every subsequent British king was crowned, and jewels were added to the crown. Now a ruby, now a sapphire, now a diamond. By the time George VI was coronated, the crown contained 2,868 diamonds, 273 pearls, 17 sapphires, 11 emeralds and 5 rubies.

Yannick stared at the crown the whole time, wondering how much it was worth.

After the long coronation ceremony, it was already lunch time. After lunch, there was the coronation naval parade in the afternoon.

Everyone was invited to the king's flagship, a formation of several British aircraft carriers, passing through the wide sea. Then came more than 100 warships of various types, as well as naval vessels from 18 countries around the world, forming various formations in various ways and firing salutes like crazy.

After the naval parade ended, there was another large-scale symphony performance in the evening. It was busy until the third day, when the entire coronation ceremony was officially concluded.