"“Joe Biden is planning on skipping the coronation of King Charles III in early May, following the tradition of US presidents not attending such occasions.”" Tradition? … Who’s tradition? Since the US ‘got started’ there have only been 13 Coronations and 46 Presidents, so roughly only 25% of them could have attended a Coronation anyway and that count would have included just ONE of the 14 presidents that served during QEII’s reign. So whilst true that US tradition reveals that 13 (soon to be 14) US Presidents did not attend the Coronation of a UK monarch, it is also true that the UK has a longer t... john.philpin.com

@JohnPhilpin I love your thoughts on this 😂👍🏽

@Munish Thankyou … to add … I believe it’s way more than tradition and actually baked into the foundation of the US … after all .. isn’t the rebellion against monarchy fundamental to their independence?

@JohnPhilpin this is true. Either way, it’s a good conversation topic and will save a few pollution miles