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 part in the Coronation and the
crowning of King Charles III will be no different. Francis Dymoke’s
family have held the role of…
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…
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…
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 civil marriage in 2005. Both
blooms will play a significant part in the floral decorations for
the Coronation. Both have been…
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…
Flowers grown in every corner of the
United Kingdom are now decked around Westminster Abbey for the
Coronation. King Charles and Queen Camilla have chosen over 120
kinds of flowers and foliage to decorate the Abbey for the
ceremony. All have been grown by a non profit organisation
championing artisan growers of cut flowers called Flowers from the
Farm. The Royal Horticultural Society has…
It appeared in a most unexpected place
but there is now further confirmation that, after the Coronation,
the word ‘consort’ will disappear from Queen Camilla’s title. Since
the accession of King Charles, on September 8th 2022, Her Majesty
has been referred to as…
For the first time in seventy years,
Britain will see a king crowned. After almost three quarters of a
century of female rule, there is a whole generation who, rightly,
know nothing of the pointless debate about the validity of female
rule. And yet, seven decades ago, as…
The potential pretender to the throne who has just confirmed they will be at the Coronation
4th May 2023
The King’s Champion is ready, Gold Stick
in Waiting is on hand – the Coronation of King Charles could be
about to get interesting. For confirmation has just come through
that a potential pretender to the throne will be taking their seat
in Westminster Abbey as the crown is placed on His Majesty’s head.
Enter Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein. Sophie is second in line to
the British throne…
