If the china souvenir mug is being kept away from the kids to stop breakages and the tea towels have been put away so they don’t get dirty, there’s one Coronation souvenir which all the family might just be allowed to touch. Enter Top Trumps.
The fun filled fact finding game that’s kept children and adults entertained for over forty years now has a special edition for the…
King Charles might have a few nerves ahead of his Coronation but at least he knows he’s not going to end up with a pile of fish scales on his head. But if you know which of Europe’s current monarchs might have been once had to wear a crown made of sealife skin…
With just hours to go until the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, giant screens have been put up around the country to allow people to enjoy the celebrations together.
Up to 100,000 people are expected to gather at the various locations to watch the…
The Coronation will be filled with history and pageantry. Several processions will make their way into Westminster Abbey as the ancient service gets under way.
A procession of all the realms
Faith leaders will be the first to walk into the Abbey as the Coronation begins.
They will be followed by representatives of all of the Realms of King Charles III. Their procession will include a…
One thing has been certain about the Coronation of King Charles III from the very start. Even before the date was known, the location of the crowning of the new Monarch was set in stone. For Charles III, like every King and Queen for almost a millennium, will be crowned at…
For centuries, the King’s Champion challenged anyone who dared to question the right of a newly crowned monarch to rule. But while he no longer takes to horseback to issue a defiant cry to those who would deny the Sovereign’s status, he still plays an important…
The Coronation decorations that will become a permanent tribute to an historic day at a favourite royal home
4th May 2023
Some of the natural decorations used in Westminster Abbey for the Coronation will be taken to one of The King’s favourite homes and turned into a permanent tribute to the day Charles III was crowned.
As His Majesty and Queen Camilla arrive at the Great West Door of Westminster Abbey for the Coronation, they will walk between two tall yew topiaries which have been planted in mini meadows…
Queen Camilla has chosen several of the flowers that she had in her wedding bouquet for the floral decorations at Westminster Abbey for the Coronation.
Her Majesty carried a posy containing auriculas and lily of the valley at the Service of Blessing that followed her…
King Charles and Queen Camilla have chosen symbolic flowers to decorate the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior at Westminster Abbey during the Coronation.
Special arrangements are being placed around the Tomb which serves as a memorial for all those who have given their lives…
Coronation artists revealed as historic paintings are set to record events of majestic day
4th May 2023
King Charles III and Queen Camilla have chosen artists to record different parts of their Coronation day on canvas.
The Coronation processions, the ceremony and the Coronation concert will all be caught in art to become a permanent record of the weekend of historic celebrations.
The Coronation ceremony has long been painted and, until the 20th century, the portraits were the only visual…
