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UK's diverse communities ambivalent about king's coronation

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LONDON � Musician Deronne White is ready to play on King Charles III’s coronation day. The flautist and his fellow young musicians aren’t playing anything regal or solemn � they’re planning to parade through south London’s streets entertaining crowds with an uplifting “coronation carnival� set mixing gospel, jazz, grime, disco and rap. There’ll even be a calypso take on the U.K. national anthem.

Britain Coronation Diverse Communities

Flutist Deronne White, 25, takes part in a rehearsal with the Brixton Chamber Orchestra for coronation weekend performances April 21 in London.

While he’s excited about the gig, White says he has mixed feelings about the coronation. Like some others at the Brixton Chamber Orchestra, White is a descendant of migrants from Jamaica � a former British colony and Commonwealth member that wants to cut its ties with the monarchy and has called for the U.K. royals to address their historical ties to slavery.

Britain Coronation Diverse Communities

Violinist Adrianna Forbes-Dorant, 17, takes part in a rehearsal with the Brixton Chamber Orchestra for coronation weekend performances April 21 in London. 

Britain Coronation Diverse Communities

Tuba player Teigan Hastings, 17, rehearses with the Brixton Chamber Orchestra for coronation weekend performances April 21 in London.





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