Some aren't bothered, others say it's a huge waste of public money - just some reasons people won't be watching the coronation, If you're not watching, what will you be doing instead?
with 58% preferring it to an elected head of state - which was supported by 26%.
Tarek plans to spend Saturday morning watching the new Avatar film with his family instead. But he might catch a quick round-up of the Coronation afterwards. "I'll probably look at highlights with the moment the crown goes on his head - that's a bit of history.""We get an extra day off and the entire country deserves that", he says.Joana will have flown to the Philippines instead of "wasting time" with the celebration"I don't think he's going to be a good role model," says the 21-year-old waitress from Kent.
"If it was William being crowned, I would definitely watch. But I don't want to spend hours watching someone I don't really like getting crowned as King when I believe he doesn't deserve to be," she says."I'm not going to be wasting my time. I'll be enjoying the sunny weather and tropical beaches," she adds.
Luke Dudley is working as a spotlight operator at the Eurovision Song Contest and says "back-to-back" rehearsals means he cannot watch the ceremony.The 27-year-old from Manchester works in the lighting department, providing the key light for artists and presenters on the stage.
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