Clarence House Clapping Video
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About
Clarence House Clapping Video refers to a viral video of The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall clapping for health care workers, a ritual which grew popular during the coronavirus pandemic. The video was widely mocked for what people perceived as a useless gesture from two very rich people, similar to how the Priyanka Chopra Clapping video was mocked.
Origin
On April 23rd, 2020, the Clarence House Twitter account,[1] which posts updates about Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla, posted a video of the pair clapping for health care workers during the coronavirus pandemic. The video gained over 950 retweets, 14,000 likes and 5.3 million views (shown below).
👏👏👏 #ClapForOurCarers
— Clarence House (@ClarenceHouse) April 23, 2020
The Duke and Duchess of Rothesay have joined the nation once again to show their continued appreciation and support for all the NHS staff and other key workers on the frontline of the battle against coronavirus. Thank you! 💙 pic.twitter.com/OECWvtSyWo
Spread
The video was quickly mocked online, as people began adding their own captions to the video. For example, user @buschenfeld captioned the video, "When your Sims like the hot tub you bought them," gaining over 3,600 retweets and 23,000 likes (shown below, top). User @lollyadefope joked, "my parents coming to my dressing room after watching me die on stage," gaining over 4,600 retweets and 55,000 likes (shown below, bottom).
When your Sims like the hot tub you bought them pic.twitter.com/exKS2w5O5Q
— simon buschenfeld (@buschenfeld) April 24, 2020
my parents coming to my dressing room after watching me die on stage pic.twitter.com/74CAPPkvHX
— lolly (@lollyadefope) April 24, 2020
Others criticized the way the royal couple appeared in the video, both for their awkwardness and perceived elitism. User @AyoCaesar wrote, "Have these two ever clapped before? I don’t mean for the NHS, I mean like in their entire lives," gaining over 1,800 retweets and 17,000 likes (shown below, top). User @huwlemmey wrote, "You might not like it but this is exactly what peak monarchy looks like: emerging from a tartan-wallpapered room through a Farrow and Ball duck egg door in linen and brogues straight after a gin-induced nap, utterly confused at the lives of your subjects," gaining over 140 retweets and 850 likes (shown below, bottom).
Have these two ever clapped before? I don’t mean for the NHS, I mean like in their entire lives. pic.twitter.com/srVbIxeYLv
— Ash Sarkar (@AyoCaesar) April 24, 2020
You might not like it but this is exactly what peak monarchy looks like: emerging from a tartan-wallpapered room through a Farrow and Ball duck egg door in linen and brogues straight after a gin-induced nap, utterly confused at the lives of your subjects pic.twitter.com/hqD5WQ9WFC
— Huw Lemmey (@huwlemmey) April 24, 2020
Various Examples
my body when i eat a vegetable pic.twitter.com/nBQV0esaxY
— pj evans (@pjayevans) April 24, 2020
These weirdos look like they’ve just watched a YouTube video on how to clap pic.twitter.com/0l5iv0mKaL
— Chairman Lmao ☭ (@BenTheTim) April 24, 2020
When you’ve just graduated from “how to clap like a human” class pic.twitter.com/lfiA6aXWeM
— Brunette Bohemian (@Rae_volution) April 24, 2020
I’m going to think of this video every time I get an unwanted erection. This is the most awkward thing I’ve ever seen in my life! 🤣 pic.twitter.com/Tvi7znmWct
— Adam Pugh (@AdamPugh) April 24, 2020
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External References
[1] Twitter – @ClarenceHouse
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