8/27/2023 0 Comments King charles queen elizabethHowever, Charles and Camilla’s Coronation Procession will be a fraction of the length, with their route measuring just 1.3 miles. The Telegraph reported that a special see-through canopy is being prepared to offer Charles the option to be anointed in public for the first time in the history of the British monarchy.Īfter the service at the Abbey, the 1953 Coronation Procession took the Queen and her 16,000-person retinue on a 5-mile journey through a rainy London back to Buckingham Palace - a trip that lasted two hours to allow as many people as possible to catch a glimpse of their new monarch. INTERCONTINENTALE/AFP via Getty ImagesĬharles may choose to follow his mother’s example and be anointed in private, however, there is speculation that the new king might break with that tradition.Įverything we know about King Charles’ coronation: Date, attendees, and more AP Buckingham Palace shared the invitation for King Charles III’s coronation that will take place on May 6, 2023.īUCKINGHAM PALACE/AFP via Getty Images The late Queen’s coronation was notably the first coronation to ever be televised.ĪFP/Getty Images Queen Elizabeth II, then four-year-old Prince Charles, and the late Princess Margaret, (from L-R), during the coronation in 1953. King Charles III’s coronation ceremony Saturday is expected to be much more modest than that of his mother’s 70 years earlier. The only part of the ceremony that was shielded from the glare of the cameras was the sacred ritual of anointment, during which the Archbishop anointed the Queen’s hands, breast, and head with consecrated oil. In one iconic photo taken on that day, Charles, then a 4-year-old prince, appeared to be adorably bored by the endless pageantry as he rested his head on his hand, flanked by his grandmother and his aunt, Princess Margaret.Īn estimated 27 million people in Britain tuned in to watch the ceremony on TV and a further 11 million listened on the radio. However, the late Queen’s coronation was notably the first coronation to ever be televised. The ceremony at London’s Westminster Abbey - which will see Charles and his wife, Camilla, crowned King and Queen Consort - will last just one hour.īy comparison, when Queen Elizabeth II was crowned on June 2, 1953, following the death of her father, George VI, the service lasted more than three hours. The pared-back celebration will include “key elements associated with the hallowed religious service” but better reflect the King’s vision of a trimmed-down modern monarchy, Buckingham Palace said. King Charles III’s coronation ceremony Saturday is expected to be much more modest - and considerably shorter - than that of Queen Elizabeth’s 70 years earlier. ![]() ![]() Kate Middleton disappoints kids by not signing autographs: ‘Not allowed’ Prince William’s unpleasant habit revealed by Kate Middleton: ‘Nightmare’ Iconic musician felt ‘extremely bored’ during King Charles’ coronation Prince William’s ‘got a lot of catching up to do’ as Prince of Wales: expert
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