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In the United Kingdom, the great day has finally arrived! Charlie Windsor has been tap-tap-tapping his toe for decades upon decades waiting for this moment, and now all his subjects are celebrating the culmination of his dreams. Arise, King Charles III! It is your Coronation Day!

To mark the occasion, the Outpost’s John Kennedy O’Connor welcomes fellow Brit Brendan Fearon into the Tea-Dome for a debrief. Only problem: Neither of them gives a toss! Instead, we talk about Fearon’s life and his day job as the owner and operator of the Old Town Carriage Company, the county’s only horse-drawn-carriage-based tourism opportunity.

Fearon is a delightful raconteur. Among the topics discussed:

• Growing up Scouser in the early days of The Beatles.
• The decline of industrial England.
• What the word “t’ick” means.
• Working as a coachman in New York’s Central Park before coaching one’s way to Eureka.
• How Fearon handles people who, on animal rights grounds, object to the very concept of a working horse. (Not gently.)
• Finally, dutifully, eyes rolling out of heads, just a little bit on His Majesty and that whole extended brood.
  

Today’s official tea-time treat is, of course, Coronation Quiche. Fortunately the recipe is readily available on the Internet despite the fact that the baking of this quiche has been punishable by death and/or the Tower for nearly the last 70 years.

Empty your larder of broad beans, then press play on the video above to join the PG Tips-fueled coronation party! Many thanks, again, to the Eureka Visitors Center for hosting our little do.