A think tank advised this week that when the Prince of Wales finally accedes to the throne (which could be just 20 or 30 years away now), his coronation ought not to resemble the “last imperial hurrah” of his mother’s ceremony but should ditch the “feudal elements” and be more of a “slimmed-down affair”.

“The UK is no longer a global or a colonial power,” wonks at UCL’s constitution unit declared. “Celebration will therefore need to reflect what the UK has become rather than what it once was.” Diversity and equality should be emphasised, the report says, and the religious element watered down and made more inclusive.

What fun it’s going to be! So different from the snooty Protestant hoo-ha of 1953. So much more