![]() King Charles III will be only the seventh monarch to wear it after Charles II, James II, William III, George V, George VI and Elizabeth II – who last wore it at her own coronation in 1953.įirst the King will be given a shimmering golden coat to wear called the Supertunica, and be presented with items including the Sovereign’s Orb, the Coronation Ring, the Sovereign’s Sceptre with Cross and the Sovereign’s Sceptre with Dove. It was made for King Charles II, who wanted a crown similar to the one worn by Edward but even grander. ![]() The crown is named after a much earlier version made for the Anglo-Saxon king and saint, Edward the Confessor, and said to have been used at coronations after 1220 until Cromwell had it melted down. ![]() Literally the crowning moment – when the King will wear St Edward’s Crown for the only time in his life. The oil itself was produced for the coronation using olives harvested from two groves on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, and consecrated at a special ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the city.Ī screen will be arranged around the chair to conceal the King from view, because this is considered to be the most sacred part of the service. The Coronation Spoon is much older, having survived Oliver Cromwell’s destruction of the regalia after the English Civil War. The Ampulla was made for Charles II’s coronation, but its shape harks back to an earlier version and a legend that the Virgin Mary appeared to St Thomas a Becket in the 12th Century and gave him a golden eagle from which future kings of England would be anointed. The archbishop will pour special oil from the Ampulla – a gold flask – on to the Coronation Spoon before anointing the King in the form of a cross on his head, breast and hands. The King’s ceremonial robe will be removed and he will sit in the Coronation Chair to be anointed, emphasising the spiritual status of the sovereign who is also the head of the Church of England. The King will also take a second oath – the Accession Declaration Oath – stating that he is a “faithful Protestant”. He will ask King Charles to confirm that he will uphold the law and the Church of England during his reign, and the King will place his hand on the Holy Gospel and pledge to “perform and keep” those promises. The archbishop will then administer the Coronation Oath – a legal requirement. ![]() These will include UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who will also give a reading later in the service. He will be preceded by processions made up of faith leaders and representatives, and representatives from some Commonwealth countries who will carry the flags of their country and be accompanied by the governors general and prime ministers. King Charles will enter through the Great West Door and proceed through the nave until he reaches the central space in the abbey. King Charles may wear a military uniform like the one he wore for his mother’s committal service last year, while his grandfather George VI wore breeches and stockings at his coronation The procession is expected to arrive at the abbey shortly before 11:00, with the King likely to wear military uniform instead of the more traditional breeches and silk stockings worn by kings before him. In a break from tradition, King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla will be in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach rather than the older, more uncomfortable, Gold State Coach.
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