Tea, coffee and even a few brews flowed early Saturday morning as English expats, Premier League fans and Britain enthusiasts gathered at the Hawk and Griffin pub in Vienna, Virginia, to watch the coronation of King Charles III.
All eyes were glued to the dozen TVs and a projector screen broadcasting from London.
鈥淔inding myself in Virginia, I couldn鈥檛 miss it,鈥� Jeff Sheldon said.
He grew up in the United Kingdom 鈥� and watched the royal family evolve.
鈥淚 met the King once,鈥� Sheldon said. 鈥淚 think he鈥檒l do jolly well. He鈥檚 old and sensible enough to pursue his interests.鈥�
While it鈥檚 the first British coronation in 70 years, it wasn鈥檛 the first for Christine Langsford.
鈥淎t the last coronation I remember seeing him then,鈥� Langsford said. 鈥淚 thought he was the cutest little baby I鈥檇 ever seen.鈥�
When asked whether the monarchy is outdated, Langsford bristled: 鈥淣o, it鈥檚 one thing that makes us different from the Americans,鈥� Langsford said. 鈥淲e have a king.鈥�
