Global Courant 2023-05-05 13:05:00
Passengers traveling on British trains over the weekend of King Charles’s coronation will hear a special message recorded by the monarch himself, including a reminder to “watch the gap,” officials said on Friday.
The announcement, by Charles and his wife Camilla, will be heard by anyone traveling by train or London’s underground “tube” network between Friday and Monday. The coronation will take place on Saturday.
“My wife and I wish you and your families a wonderful coronation weekend,” passengers hear Charles say, followed by good travel wishes from Camilla: “Wherever you travel, we hope you have a safe and pleasant journey.”
“And remember, please watch the gap,” Charles will add. The phrase – intended to warn passengers of the gap between train car and platform – will be instantly familiar to Britons and visitors to the country, and is also used on some rail networks in other parts of the English-speaking world.
“The coronation is a rare and exciting event and we are very much looking forward to welcoming passengers with this special message,” said Jacqueline Starr, CEO of the Rail Delivery Group, representing the UK rail industry.
The recording will be played in all 2,570 train stations in the UK, the group said.
(Reporting by Sachin Ravikumar, Editing by Rosalba O’Brien)
