Prince William could make big changes to
the Monarchy including altering some royal traditions like the
Coronation but some people will be surprised at the way he alters
things. That’s the view of a leading historian who says the Prince
of Wales is a reformer, rather than a radical, and the first
indication of that could be his own Coronation. Speaking on ‘The
Royal Beat –…
The Duchess of Edinburgh took part in
commemorations for Anzac Day in London, laying a wreath before the
sun came up. Sophie joined veterans and military leaders at a
moving ceremony at Wellington Arch, held at 5 o’clock in the
morning. The Duchess, representing…
It’s become one of the big questions in
the run up to a royal marriage – which tiara will the bride wear?
It’s now an accepted part of any Windsor wedding and the decision
of Princess Beatrice to wear the same tiara as Elizabeth II did for
her big day is…
Typically, we see Queen Camilla at
London’s Westminster Abbey for a service or event. This time, it
was to learn about the Sacristy Project, and with Halloween upon
us, Her Majesty had a spook or two herself. Queen Camilla arrived
to see the construction of the new building that will be known as
The King Charles III Sacristy. The Sacristy will be built next to
The Abbey where an old…
At the main entrance of Westminster Abbey
lies the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior, the body of an unknown
British soldier from the First World War. On 11 November 1920, the
body was brought from France to be buried at The Abbey. While there
is one body that lies in The Abbey…
She was known as “the People’s Princess,”
and even after her untimely death, it proved so as an estimated
billions across the world watched Diana, Princess of Wales’s
funeral on 6 September 1997. This made it one of the biggest
televised events in…
Historically the homage part of the
Coronation has involved Archbishops, royal blood princes and senior
peers. King Charles III has decided to have the homage be more
inclusive and one homage, more limited. The first homage is at the
beginning of the service known as The Recognition. King Charles
will stand and turn in the four directions of Westminster Abbey,
presenting himself to the…
Despite living in an age of constant
image sharing, there will be two moments in the Coronation of King
Charles III and Queen Camilla that the public knows about but will
not be able to see. The first will be the anointing, a
procedure that involves the King and Queen…
The Coronation of King Charles III will
be filled with pomp, circumstance and regalia. Some of the regalia
are worn, like robes and spurs. But other pieces of regalia are
carried and presented throughout the ceremony. Swords are a key
part of the Coronation. Five of them…
On the last weekend before the
Coronation, Westminster Abbey hosted a special service to mark the
arrival of the Stone of Destiny, a crucial piece of the
ceremony. On Saturday, 29th April, on the day that also
marked the 12th wedding anniversary of the Prince and Princess of
Wales, the Dean of Westminster conducted a service to mark the
arrival of the Stone of Destiny from…
