Historian and contributor to the coronation ceremony, Amanda Foreman, told Sky News Arabia that at the request of King Charles, “what we will see is a very different coronation compared to the ceremony that took place for his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, in 1953.”
So what are the differences?
One of the most notable differences is that Charles’ wife will be officially crowned alongside her husband at Westminster Abbey, and upon her coronation she will lose the title of consort and be known as Queen. Camila. In view of Queen Elizabeth’s coronation ceremony, her husband Prince Philip was not crowned and was known throughout the Queen’s reign as “Lord”. Queen Camilla will be crowned with the Queen Mary Tiara from the Royal Family’s vast collection of Crown Jewels. With Camilla’s new coronation, he will not transfer any political power to her, like Queen Elizabeth, who was the “reigning” queen, but it will only be a title with no real control.
What will King Charles wear?
King Charles will wear many historic garments at the coronation ceremony, including heavy gold thread ceremonial robes, but unlike his mother who wore a special coronation robe commissioned by a British designer. At this time, he presented Queen Elizabeth with 9 different designs, and the eighth queen agreed, but she suggested adding embroidery in different colors instead of silver.
Small ceremony compared to that of Elizabeth
King Charles’ coronation will be a much smaller affair than his mother’s, with almost 2,000 guests, compared to more than 8,000 guests at Queen Elizabeth’s coronation. Queen Elizabeth’s ceremony lasted about 3 hours, but King Charles’ party will only last two hours. Coronation processions will also vary in size and King Charles and Queen Camilla will travel to Westminster and then return with their new official titles to Buckingham Palace along the same route, taking around 40 minutes. As Queen Elizabeth’s motorcade returned from Westminster to the Palace after her coronation and took a more circuitous route, waving and smiling at well-wishers for almost 5 hours.
Crown section
King Charles’ oath will be different from Queen Elizabeth’s as Britain has changed dramatically in the decades since Queen Elizabeth’s coronation, with the majority of the country no longer describing themselves as Christian, CBS News reported. . Legally, England remains a Christian nation, and the Church of England, also known as the Anglican Church, is the official religion, whose titular head is the King, known as the Defender of the Faith .
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