King Charles and his wife Camilla will travel to and from their coronation next month in Britain’s oldest and newest royal carriages in a grand procession that will be shorter than the one his mother undertook 70 years ago, Buckingham Palace said on Sunday.
Charles will be crowned at London’s Westminster Abbey on May 6 in a ceremony full of lavish pomp and pageantry with traditions dating back 1,000 years.
The palace is slowly releasing details of the event, which is expected to have several differences from Queen Elizabeth’s 1953 event, particularly in its scale, partly reflecting modern times and the current cost-of-living crisis.
The King and his wife will be transported from Buckingham Palace to the Abbey in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach, built to commemorate Elizabeth’s 60th anniversary on the throne and first used in 2014.
The interior of the carriage contains samples of objects taken from historic buildings and palaces, while on top sits a gilded crown, carved from the oak of HMS Victory, one of the flagships of the Royal Navy from the 18th century.
New emoticons for the coronation of King Charles
After the service, the couple will return in a coronation procession which, while much larger than their trip to the abbey, will be about a third of the 7.2 km (4.5 miles) route that Elizabeth traveled as millions thronged the streets of London track.
To this end, Charles and Camilla will travel in the 260-year-old Gold State Coach, which has been used at every coronation since William IV’s in 1831. still king of the British American colonies. It is 7 meters (23 ft) long, 3.6 meters high and weighs four tons, requiring eight horses to pull it.
“Therefore it can only be used when walking, which really adds to the majesty and majesty of this great royal procession,” said Sally Goodsir, curator of decorative arts at the Royal Collection Trust.
However, in a documentary broadcast in 2018, Elizabeth described her bus journey from Buckingham Palace to the Abbey as “terrible” and said it was not very comfortable.
In an example of the modern nature of the coronation, the palace also announced that a new emoticon had been unveiled to coincide with the event, based on the historic St Edward’s Crown, which will be placed on Charles’ head during the service.
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