1. 2023
  2. Two words, eight syllables

Coronation

Cathy Wilcox
The Sydney Morning Herald

Australian cartoonists responded to the May 2023 coronation of King Charles III with a range of satirical takes on the expense and relevance of the British monarchy in modern times. In a Shakespearean allusion, Cathy Wilcox went one step further to include all the personal pressures on the new king as the leader of his family and the monarchy.

Entitled 'Uneasy lies the head...' King Charles wears a large purple crown, within which are contained a list of uncomfortable truths about his past and the British monarchy..