Royal preparations are underway
Palace releases new details on King Charles III’s coronation
The coronation of King Charles III, here with Queen Camilla, is scheduled for May 6th.
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King Charles III will be crowned in London on May 6th. The planning of the palace for the celebrations is becoming more and more concrete.
The royal event of the year is less than a month away: the coronation ceremony of King Charles III. at Westminster Abbey on May 6th. The palace has now published new details on the day of the coronation and announced, among other things, that two different carriages will be used.
The son of the late Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022) and his wife Camilla, those on the official invitation who is already known as Queen Camilla at the coronation ceremony, will initially use the so-called “Diamond Jubilee State Coach”. This is the most modern carriage of the Royals, which was built for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012 and was first used in the summer of 2014. The main part is made of aluminum and the carriage has, among other things, stabilizers to prevent it from rolling.
With the “Diamond Jubilee State Coach” King Charles III. and his wife Camilla on May 6 for the coronation. This photo shows the Queen in the carriage in 2019.
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The route for the coronation processions of King Charles III.
At the Tomorrow, May 6th, Charles and Camilla will meet take part in a less ostentatious procession from Buckingham Palace along The Mall, through the Admiralty Arch, across Trafalgar Square and further along Whitehall and Parliament Street to Westminster Abbey. They will be accompanied by the Sovereign’s Escort of the Household Cavalry.
The coronation is to be followed by another procession, which will take the reverse route back to Buckingham Palace – and will include soldiers from the British military and forces from across the Commonwealth. For this purpose, King Charles III. and Queen Camilla board the “Gold State Coach”, the absolute gem among the royal carriages. The carriage was first used by King George III. (1738-1820) and has been used at every coronation since that of William IV (1765-1837) in 1831. The Earl Marshal, Edward William Fitzalan-Howard, who is in charge of planning the coronation, says in a short clip that this second procession will be “huge”, “with all the pomp that Britain can muster”.
The “Gold State Coach” here at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022
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A traditional performance by the royal family is then expected on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. A music concert and light show is scheduled at Windsor Castle on Sunday 7 May. On May 8th, the British have an additional public holiday with events honoring people who do voluntary work.
A new emoji is also being used on Twitter as part of the coronation. The emoji is modeled after Britain’s Edwardian crown and is now set to appear on the short message service when one of five hashtags is used, including #Coronation and #CoronationWeekend.