Musician Nick Cave to Attend Coronation of King Charles III Despite Conflicted Views on Monarchy
- Nick Cave is attending the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla next month despite not identifying as a royalist or republican.
- Cave has an emotional attachment to the royal family and is intrigued by the peculiar and strange.
- Cave's attendance at the coronation is due more to curiosity about the world and how it functions rather than strong political views.
- The coronation will be the first in Britain since Queen Elizabeth II was crowned in 1953.
- Cave had a brief encounter with Queen Elizabeth II in 2006 that contributed to his emotional connection with the royal family.