Giant screens have been put up around the
UK to show the Coronation. Up to 100,000 people are expected to see
the ceremony on these screens. In London, there are three giant
viewing areas at Hyde Park, Green Park and St. James’ Park while
over fifty other areas throughout the country will also have
screens. If you’re heading out to one, especially in the capital…
Thousands of military took to the streets
of London for a full rehearsal of the Coronation procession, just
hours after a security alert at Buckingham Palace. The Gold State
Coach made its way down the Mall, surrounded by troops, in the
first full run through of the…
A man has been arrested outside
Buckingham Palace after throwing suspected gun cartridges into its
grounds. A controlled explosion also took place. The man was
detained around 7pm on May 2nd 2023. Police say he had a suspicious
bag which is now being examined. He…
The reign of King Henry IV began with
usurpation and heralded a period of power struggles that would end
in the War of the Roses. As he rode to his Coronation, in 1399, his
predecessor languished in jail and would die in mysterious
circumstances within months. Henry IV’s coronation was a show of
power, designed to establish his authority at a time of turbulence
and to demonstrate that he was a…
The history of the chairs to be used by King Charles and Queen Camilla at the Coronation
2nd May 2023
In another poignant nod to his mother and
grandfather, The King has chosen to reuse the chairs made for each
of them for their own Coronations when he is crowned at Westminster
Abbey. During the ceremony, on May 6th 2023, King Charles III and
Queen Camilla will sit on…
His reign would end with the toppling of
the monarchy but as Charles I was crowned King of England in 1626,
there was little indication that the ancient ceremony heralded a
time of tumult that would lead to war and death. However, as the
Archbishop of Canterbury lifted St.
King Charles and Queen Camilla's busy diary of receptions in days leading up to the Coronation
2nd May 2023
King Charles and Queen Camilla will host
a series of receptions for overseas leaders in the days before the
Coronation. The King has a series of meetings with Prime Ministers.
On May 2nd he grants an audience to the Prime Minister of
Australia, Anthony Albanese, before a video call with the Prime
Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau. His Majesty is King of both
Australia and Canada. King…
Over 2,200 people will attend the
Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla. Members of the
Royal Family will join other members of Their Majesties’ families
inside Westminster Abbey on May 6 for the ceremony. Foreign royal
families will also be present.
The coronation that created the glittering image of monarchy about to be unveiled in Westminster Abbey
1st May 2023
He was a hero king who had survived an
epic game of thrones and his coronation was set to be a splendid
celebration at the start of a new era of royal power. The crowning
of Richard I involved pomp, pageantry and chivalric splendour but
it also led to riots and the deaths of…
It has been described as the most
important British dress design of the 20th century and the gown
that Queen Elizabeth II wore at her Coronation, on June 2nd 1953,
has its own place in history. The work of Sir Norman Hartnell,
created in partnership by the Monarch, it has become one of the
most emblematic outfits of the House of Windsor. This was arguably
the most important commission of Sir…
