Coronation

Touching new element to the Coronation service revealed as young Chapel Royal chorister set to play key role

The Coronation of a monarch is always an important moment, with the crowning acting as an important marker to distinguish the new ascendant from their predecessor. For over 1,000 years, kings and queens have been crowned at Westminster Abbey, with traditions and customs being kept over that time. Whereas King Charles will be keeping many parts of the coronation ceremony steeped throughout…
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Coronation

The first Coronation attended by Elizabeth II

It’s been nearly 86 years since the one of the most important days of Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret’s life, the day their dad, King George VI was crowned. The ceremony would cement Elizabeth’s place as the future queen and she would go on to become the longest reigning Monarch in British history. But on that May day in 1937, she was an excited youngster with a big day ahead…
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