The best things about the forthcoming Coronation of ‘Carlo Terzo’ are all Italian:

The mosaic floor on which the Monarch will be crowned is by Cosmati of Rome.

The Gold State coach on which the Monarch will travel is decorated by Giovanni Battista Cipriani (an ancestor of my wife) of Florence.

The music for the Service is conducted by Antonio Pappano of Castelfranco in Miscano (Campania).

The top artist of the Royal concert is Andrea Boccelli of Lajatico (Pisa).

The official portrait of the Monarch’s mother is by Pietro Annigoni of Milan…

And I will be watching the whole caboodle from Bagni di Lucca!.