On the morning of Saturday, 6th May, King Charles will be joined by Queen Camilla as they make their way from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey for the Coronation.
They will travel to the Abbey in The King’s Procession.
Their Majesties are set to travel in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach created for Queen Elizabeth II to celebrate her Diamond Jubilee in 2012. In its decade-long…
Many hundreds-year-old traditions will be continued when King Charles III and Queen Camilla are crowned. At the heart of the service will be the Coronation regalia and now details of the precious items to be used have been confirmed by Buckingham Palace.
Part of the Royal…
On 6 May at Westminster Abbey, King Charles III will be crowned with St. Edward’s Crown at the moment of coronation. The design dates back to the eleventh century, but the crown itself that will be used is much younger.
The original St. Edward’s Crown reportedly…
Although the Coronation is still weeks away, one of the major questions asked is what will The King wear?. There have been suggestions that he will wear a military uniform, as William IV did in 1838, but there is also a far more traditional set of clothing used by kings for coronations.
These garments are typically created new for each monarch with a few notable exceptions. If The King does…
Elizabeth Woodville is considered to be the first commoner to be crowned as Queen of England. Her coronation, soon after her marriage to King Edward IV was revealed, was controversial at the time and would mark a formal beginning to a royal tenure that was filled with drama…
As the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla inches nearer, the historic gems that will be used in the ceremony are under the spotlight. Among those historic pieces is the Black Prince’s Ruby which sits in the Imperial State Crown.
Located on the front of…
Queen Camilla made the headlines in February when it was announced that she would wear Queen Mary’s crown for the 6 May coronation at Westminster Abbey. Throughout the centuries, some consorts have re-worn previously created crowns. However, several consorts have also had a specific crown created for them.
Five different consort crowns have been created over the last three and a half…
The Cullinan Diamonds - the gems that will take the lead role at the Coronation of Queen Camilla
15th February 2023
There will be several important pieces and jewels on display at King Charles and Queen Camilla’s Coronation on 6 May at Westminster Abbey. Three stones, in particular, will be on display in the Abbey when The Queen wears Queen Mary’s crown, the Cullinan…
Queen Camilla to be the first consort to recycle a crown since Queen Caroline in 1727
15th February 2023
Buckingham Palace has announced that Queen Camilla will wear Queen Mary’s crown, which was created in 1911, for the 6 May coronation. This is the first time in nearly 300 years that a consort will use a previously-created crown for their coronation.
Queen Camilla will…
King Felipe and the Catholic Church: a changing tale of faith and diplomacy
11th February 2023
To analyse the religious situation in Spain, one must consider faith and diplomacy as inextricably linked.
Spain is one of the world’s most religious countries, officially, with some statistics putting the percentage of the population that ascribes to the Roman Catholic Church as high as 96%.
To put that number in context, that same survey put Italy’s percentage of Roman Catholics at…
