In town halls and social media groups, New Zealand’s most committed royalists are planning high teas, concerts, and watching parties. For the most dedicated, the memorabilia will be on display: tea sets and replica tiaras, lifetime collections of Woman’s Weekly front pages and special edition photo books. For others, however – including the country’s dedicated royal watchers – the coronation cupcakes and cucumber sandwiches come with a side of doubt, over the monarchy’s future and the changing way it is viewed in colonised countries.
Elizabeth Garlick
