As it turned out, they may not have been necessary.
When some dissenters tried to disrupt the proceedings, loyalists made it clear they weren’t welcome.
They stood defiantly in the drizzle, holding up yellow signs reading, “NOT MY KING.”
This didn’t go over one bit with the rest of the crowd.
Then, an unidentified person started chanting, “Long live the King!
Long live the King!”
Even the police guards standing at the barriers cracked a small smile.
This show of loyalty was apparently too much for the naysayers, who eventually took their signs down.
If Charles was aware of the small scene, he showed no sign of it.
