Ahead of the May Coronation of King Charles III, the Tower of London has announced a school Coronation competition.
The Tower is asking for schools across the nation to design an illustration for the Tower’s specially designed Coronation benches. The Tower describes this as an opportunity to bring the Coronation to life in the classroom while also learning about the moment of a historic…
What will King Charles's coronation guest list look like?
23rd October 2022
Buckingham Palace has announced that King Charles III’s coronation will take place on Saturday, 6th May 2023.
It is expected The King will be crowned at a smaller ceremony than that which took place on June 2nd 1953 for his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. And the guest…
The Gold State Coach, the piece of history to star in Charles III's Coronation
22nd October 2022
On 6 May 2023, the world will watch as King Charles III is coronated alongside Queen Consort Camilla. During their coronation, the world will also see a symbol of royal history, The Gold State Coach.
The enclosed, eight-horse-drawn carriage was commissioned in 1760 by…
The Stone of Scone is one of the most famous symbols of Coronations in the United Kingdom and it has a long and controversial history.
It is a block of red sandstone that has been associated with the coronation of the monarchs of Scotland, and later England and the United Kingdom, for hundreds of years.
Also known as the Stone of Destiny, the 336-pound Stone was taken from Scone Abbey in…
Several notable objects and regalia feature in British coronations. While the Imperial State Crown and the Orb and the Sceptre are the most discussed pieces, another item used in the Coronation ceremony is nearly 800 years old and has been used in every coronation since its…
We are now getting a better idea of the star jewels from Her Majesty’s personal collection that will go on display this year in celebration of the Platinum Jubilee.
The jewels will be on display at Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, and the Palace of Holyroodhouse…
Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn expected to chair committee overseeing coronation events for Thai King
5th January 2019
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha of Thailand announced this week that the government will call on Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn to chair a government-appointed committee to oversee the organisation and preparation of the coronation of her brother, His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn, which is scheduled for early May this year.
Speaking in a special televised event following…
The Coronation of Elizabeth II on June 2nd 1953 is often spoken of as the moment that a new era began. It was a moment of history and just the sixth time a queen regnant had been crowned in England’s history. As Royal Central marks 65 years since the Queen’s…
On 6 February 1952, while Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip were off to Australia and New Zealand via Kenya when the news came in that King George VI had died, it made the nearly 26-year-old princess Queen.
Preparations quickly were in full force for the coronation to be…
In a new documentary airing on 14 January, Queen Elizabeth gives a rare interview and speaks of how the crown she wore during her coronation was exceptionally heavy, so much so that “your neck would break.”
At only 27-years-old, Princess Elizabeth was crowned Queen in a glamorous ceremony on 2 June 1953.
In the BBC documentary, The Queen recalls that day and the Imperial State Crown…
