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The Royal Family choose mantles from Orders for the Coronation

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6th May 2023
The senior members of the Royal Family appeared at Westminster Abbey in their ceremonial Mantles to watch the crowning of King Charles III and Queen Camilla.At the request of Their Majesties, the senior royals wore the Mantles of their most senior order.The Order of the Garter, the Order of the Thistle, and the Royal Victorian Order were represented by the Prince and Princess of Wales, the…
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The coronation dress of Queen Camilla

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6th May 2023
Queen Camilla returned to her favoured dressmaker, Bruce Oldfield, to create a gown worthy of a coronation.Buckingham Palace has released details of the Queen’s stunningly simple yet beautifully ornate gown, which was created in Oldfield’s couture workrooms in Battersea, London.The gown was structured like a coat dress, with a curved shape-line swooping up to create a short train that…
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Queen Camilla is crowned at Westminster Abbey

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6th May 2023
Queen Camilla was crowned moments after her husband, King Charles III, in a glittering ceremony at Westminster Abbey.Dressed in a simple white gown, attended by her grandsons and grandnephew, her sister, and close friend, the moment marked the culmination of her 18 years…
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Kings, Queens, Princes and Princesses at Buckingham Palace for Coronation Reception

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5th May 2023
King Charles hosted a reception at Buckingham Palace for foreign royals and world leaders on the eve of his coronation, joined by members of the Royal Family, including the Prince and Princess of Wales.The King was spotted joking with European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, as well as Monaco’s Prince Albert and Princess Charlene and Spain’s King Felipe and Queen…
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Coronations and kings - how it all began

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5th May 2023
Within hours, King Charles III’s Coronation takes place at Westminster Abbey. On the eve of this truly historic moment, Royal Central looks at the first time a king was crowned in the ancient church and the very moment a tradition about to claim a place in the 21st…
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Five centuries after the Conquest, how a queen finally conquered the Crown

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3rd May 2023
There have only been a handful of queen regnants in Britain’s history. Queen Elizabeth II was the most recent, having reigned a historic 70 years, but 400 years before her reign began, the first queen regnant was crowned: Queen Mary I.The eldest daughter of Henry VIII and his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, Mary Tudor, lived a tumultuous life. Born as a legitimate heir, then named…
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