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Pageantry (noun) means a grand, colourful public display or ceremony.

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A grand, colourful public display or ceremony.

"But Harry, in his civilian suit, was also a reminder of the schism between the traditional and the modern in the royal family that can’t be drowned out by pageantry." — James Poniewozik, Charles III Was Crowned King. But Can He Ever Be the Star? (2023)

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