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Official Coronation souvenirs launched - with sustainability key to their creation

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14th April 2023
Official souvenirs for the Coronation are now available – and they’ve been made with sustainability in mind.A range of china and textiles has been launched by the Royal Collection Trust and environmental issues have been key to their production.Royal Collection TrustThe china has all been made in the UK with some innovative techniques, including changing the design of the…
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A look at the Diamond Jubilee State Coach 

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13th April 2023
King Charles and Queen Camilla will arrive in style for their coronation at Westminster Abbey.The Royal Family has announced that the royal couple will travel in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey.The modern-day carriage…
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Flowers for love and remembrance on the Coronation invitation

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5th April 2023
Invitations to the Coronation will have their own place in the history books. The ornately decorated cards are inspired by nature and the flora and fauna of the United Kingdom, all twining round the royal crests of King Charles and Queen Camilla. And each of those blooms has a significance of its own.The King’s great, great, great grandmother, Queen Victoria, was a great fan of the…
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The first monarch to speak to his people on the radio after his Coronation

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5th April 2023
While there are reports of changes ahead of King Charles III’s Coronation in May, each Coronation has had its own changes. King George VI was the first monarch to give a Coronation speech to be broadcast over the radio on the day of his Coronation. King George V gave the first royal radio broadcast on 23 April 1924 when he opened the British Empire Exhibition. In addition to being the first…
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Queen Victoria's Coronation Dress

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4th April 2023
Queen Victoria’s reign is notable for its length, for its innovations and revolutions, and for her steadfastness in navigating the Crown through to modern times. Her fashion was legendary both contemporarily—she helped popularise white wedding dresses—and today as a…
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The sparkling jewel that symbolises the union of Monarch and nation at the Coronation

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4th April 2023
The Sovereign’s Ring is an important symbol of a monarch’s coronation, representing their ‘kingly dignity’ and, in more ancient times, their union to their nation.William IV, crowned in 1831, was the first to wear the current Sovereign’s Ring, which was created by the then royal goldsmith, Rundell, Bridge & Rundell. It has been worn at subsequent coronations ever since, with the…
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