During the Coronation Service of King
Charles III, a Bible will be presented to him as his first gift.
The presentation of the Bible has been a part of every Coronation
since Mary II and William III in 1689. King Charles will receive
one that is specially made for his Coronation. A copy will
eventually be placed in the Royal Collection. This has happened for
every Monarch since George III…
The weighty reminder of power that will be placed in the hands of King Charles III
20th April 2023
It’s one of the oldest and storied item
in the Crown Jewels, the Sovereign’s Orb. Created in 1661 by Sir
Robert Vyner for Charles II’s coronation, the orb is a hollow gold
sphere with a cross on top. It symbolizes the monarch’s Christian
sovereignty and their…
King Charles III’s coronation will be a
blend of modern and traditional. The Supertunica he will wear is
firmly in the “traditional” column. In fact, it dates back to
medieval coronations and is one of the items mentioned in the
‘Liber Regalis,’ which is…
For those who have toured London’s
Westminster Abbey, you might notice a particularly spacious area.
Or maybe you’ve seen it during other royal events at The Abbey on
TV such as the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, or the
funeral of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. That area is known
as the Coronation Theatre and was specifically built spacious
enough for…
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…
With less than a month to go until the
Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, we are learning
new details of the procession set to follow the ceremony at
Westminster Abbey. The procession from Westminster Abbey to
Buckingham Palace will be much larger in scale…
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…
On the 30th of October in 1485 in
Westminster Abbey the Tudor dynasty officially began with the
coronation of King Henry VII. His reign had begun two months
earlier on a battle field but it was cemented and celebrated two
months later in the ancient walls of Westminster…
The Coronation Chair, known as St
Edward’s Chair, or King Edward’s Chair is perhaps one of the most
symbolic parts of a monarch’s coronation. While the 700-year-old
chair is typically only used for the coronation service, there is
one sovereign who used it…
When the whole world is watching, the
pressure to pull off an event perfectly like a coronation is
immense. It’s been 70 years since the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth
II and during the three-hour service, it’s reported the then
25-year-old made only one mistake. It was a first-of-its-kind event
as modern technology meant that this was the first British
coronation to be televised…
