LONDON — US citizen Donna Werner is no stranger to royal celebrations — for more than three decades she has travelled to Britain to join in the public party at weddings and jubilees. Now she is ecstatic to be in London for her first coronation. 'And we're off! This is such a once-in-a-lifetime experience,' Werner exclaimed as she set off...
Royals super fan Donna Werner from the US and fellow royals fan show their outfits ahead of the Coronation of King Charles, in London, UK, May 2, 2023.LONDON — US citizen Donna Werner is no stranger to royal celebrations — for more than three decades she has travelled to Britain to join in the public party at weddings and jubilees.
"Nobody does it like the British — the pomp and the circumstance," said Werner, 71, who had travelled from Connecticut in the United States. "We don't have anything like this in the States." "He was waving at us. I was like, 'Oh, my god, it's like really happening'," said Werner, who plans to stay up all night so she can sneak a peek at a rehearsal taking place on Tuesday night.
"I'm just happy to be here and be part of history. I mean, this hasn't happened in 70 years," Werner said.
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