The Big Apple has rung in the coronation in style as early-morning royalists headed for the city’s iconic monuments and classic British pubs to celebrate the moment.
Manhattanites witnessed King Charles’ official coronation at 7am, but the early start did little to calm excitement as thousands of champagne popping revelers headed for monarchy-themed deals and bunting-clad bars to mark the occasion.
After kicking off the day at traditional English pub The Churchill, DailyMail.com has trawled through New York to showcase how the historic day was commemorated across the pond.
Fans of the Royals filtered into The Churchill in the early hours of Saturday morning to watch the historic event unfold
The Churchill pub in Manhattan pulled out all the stops ahead of the Coronation
Corks were already popping as the sun rose over the East Coast on Saturday, with numerous New York hotspots relishing in the coronation day boost.
Rachel Rosales told DailyMail.com: ‘I had to dress up for the occasion. I love English history, from way back, even before Richard II. I have a lot of respect for the family.’
King Charles and Queen Camilla travel from Westminster Abbey in the Gold State Coach
British ex-pat Ben Lawson and his American wife Leslie Lynn got up at 5am this morning to celebrate the ceremony.
Ben said: ‘We’re grateful that we’re both here to watch it. It’s a very interesting sort of feeling.
Pictured: Ex-pat Ben Leslie enjoys a pint with his American wife Leslie Lynn
‘My grandmother is watching from the UK, and she was alive for the Queen’s coronation, and it’s a lovely feeling to know that she’s watching it, and I’m watching it with her. I’m always proud to be British.’
Jonathan Athamhood said: ‘I’m just terribly excited to be out here celebrating King Charles’ coronation, and we’re Very proud of him.
‘This is a celebration, so it would be rude not to libate the occasion. It’s an early pint for myself.
‘Very exciting occasion, and it’s something I will be talking to my kids about. His wife:
‘My husband is British, and I love supporting all things British… intrigued to see how the next 20 years will be with Charles as King.’
Pictured: Jonathan Athamhood and Cristi Forbes inside The Churchill
Herbert Westphalian, who claims he is a member of the Prussian Royal Family, told DailyMail.com: ‘I have been a big fan of the royal family my whole life, and we are distantly related.’
At British restaurant Tea & Sympathy in Greenwich Village, owner Nicky Perry said she was expecting over 1000 people to come through the small boutique due to the Coronation.
Speaking to DailyMail.com, she said: ‘It was marvelous, the coronation boost will be mad, it will be loads and loads of customers.’
Friends Maddie McDermott, Hannah Wall, and Christina Vientimilla all gathered at Tea & Sympathy this morning for the Coronation.
The trio, who all have relatives in the UK, said that they are big fans of the Princess of Wales.
Maddie said: ‘We tuned in towards the end – it was awesome! It was a beautiful ceremony and it was something new for us.
‘We’re big Kate Middleton fans, we love her, and princess Charlotte because she’s adorable.’
Pictured from L-R: Maddie McDermott, Hannah Wall, and Christina Vientimilla
Pictured: Tea & Sympathy in Manhattan, New York
Locals gathered at the British restaurant, including this Corgi, named Robbie
Pictured: (L-R) Anthony Rafaniello, Robbie the Corgi, and Tea & Sympathy owner Nicky Perry
American Brenda Halkias, who is a regular at the restaurant, said she loves the ‘grandeur’ and ‘pomp’ of British culture.
She said: ‘I was up at 6am watching it live. It’s quite pomp and circumstance, but all the years it’s been going on I really respect that tradition. I find it moving in many ways.
‘I like all that grandeur, people don’t get dressed up anymore so I quite like that.’
