State & Ceremonial

New details of the Coronation Procession unveiled

With less than a month to go until the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, we are learning new details of the procession set to follow the ceremony at Westminster Abbey. The procession from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace will be much larger in scale than when The King and Queen make their way to The Abbey to be crowned. However, it will cover the same route as the…
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State & Ceremonial

King Charles III's regalia for The Coronation

Many hundreds-year-old traditions will be continued when King Charles III and Queen Camilla are crowned. At the heart of the service will be the Coronation regalia and now details of the precious items to be used have been confirmed by Buckingham Palace. Part of the Royal Collection, the Regalia is held in trust by the Monarch on behalf of the nation. Some of the items we can expect to see…
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The coronation of England's first ''commoner'' queen

Elizabeth Woodville is considered to be the first commoner to be crowned as Queen of England. Her coronation, soon after her marriage to King Edward IV was revealed, was controversial at the time and would mark a formal beginning to a royal tenure that was filled with drama and conflict. Elizabeth Woodville was born in 1437. She was the first child of Richard Woodville and Jacquetta of…
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Queen Camilla to be the first consort to recycle a crown since Queen Caroline in 1727

Buckingham Palace has announced that Queen Camilla will wear Queen Mary’s crown, which was created in 1911, for the 6 May coronation. This is the first time in nearly 300 years that a consort will use a previously-created crown for their coronation.  Queen Camilla will wear Queen Mary’s crown at Westminster Abbey in May, but the crown will look slightly different than at its first…
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