The coronation of Charles III: two carriages, three crowns and another fable of little charm

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The coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla is the new fairy tale from the House of Windsor. But its sixty-year-old protagonists they don’t arouse the same enthusiasm in their subjects than the lavish and traditional ceremony of Elizabeth II.

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To seduce the apathetic British, they are publishing day-by-day details of an act due to take place on May 6, it will only last an hour. But it will mix tradition, modernity and a recycled royal family for divorces, marriages and dysfunctions, and which he will greet from the balcony of Buckingham Palace.

It is not yet known whether the king’s youngest son, Harry, and his wife Meghan, Dukes of Sussex, will also attend the ceremony, because they do not want to leave them go up to the balcony from the palace to be rebels real.

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King to be crowned: Carlos and Camilla.  Photo: AP

King to be crowned: Carlos and Camilla. Photo: AP

they incorporated Tom and Laurathe children of Camilla, new sovereign and former lover of the king, as new members. Their children will participate in their grandmother’s anointing ceremony. Members of Europe’s royal houses will arrive as guests, including the kings of Spain, the Netherlands and Prince Albert of Monaco.

two floats

Carlos and Camilla will travel from Buckingham Palace in a modern carriage, used by Queen Elizabeth for her Jubilee, with air conditioning and heating. But they’ll put their lower back issues to the test when they return from Westminster Abbey, in Golden State Coach. a golden carriage, built in 1762 and who served at every coronation since William IV in 1831.

Diamond Jubilee State Coach, the most modern float that Carlos and Camila will use for the coronation.  Photo: AP

Diamond Jubilee State Coach, the most modern float that Carlos and Camila will use for the coronation. Photo: AP

Weighing four tons and drawn by eight horses Windsor Grey, the Golden State Coach must travel at walking pace, which means that the procession should last approx half an hour. Even with the shortest distance, it won’t be an easy journey.

Meanwhile him Diamond Jubilee State Coach has comfortable seats and cushions, the Gold State Coach relies on leather straps for his suspension.

With that medieval suspension, at its pace, Isabel II has already suffered it, which described it as “Terrible”. This time the king decided that the procession will be one third shorter than when his mother received the crown in 1953.

La Carrozza d'Oro, a golden carriage, built in 1762. Photo: AP

La Carrozza d’Oro, a golden carriage, built in 1762. Photo: AP

Sally Goodsir, curator of the Royal Collection, said of the Gold State Coach, which is made of wood, that it has been gilded (covered with a thin layer of gold) seven times: “Only the sovereign is carried in this carriage, such time with his wife. so this it is the first possibility that His Majesty must travel in this carriage”.

Martin Oates, 57, a carriage restorer, a trade inherited from his grandfather and great-grandfather, is responsible for insuring the carriage stays put when you brake.

The Palazzo reflected the 21st century, revealing a St Edward’s Crown emojiwhich will be used in your Twitter ads.

The St Edward's Wreath emoji, for use in your Twitter ads.  Photo: AP

The St Edward’s Wreath emoji, for use in your Twitter ads. Photo: AP

The procession

The procession from the Palace, which will be escorted by the Sovereign’s Household Cavalry, will descend the Mall, through Admiralty Arch and along the south side of Trafalgar Square, through Whitehall and around Parliament Square to the Abbey Shrine of Westminster, where the service start at 11British time.

The coronation procession, which is much larger than the king’s procession, it will include armed forces from all over the Commonwealth and the British Overseas Territories, and all services of the British Armed Forces, together with the Sovereign’s Bodyguard AND Royal Aquariums.

The Coronation Jewels

The coronation regalia of the Crown Jewels, which will be used during the new king’s coronation service, have also been confirmed.

Includes ruler’s orb, golden spurs, bracers known as armils, two maces, five symbolic swords, ruler’s ring, ruler’s scepter with cross, and ruler’s scepter with dove.

Royal souvenirs in a shop in London, for the coronation on May 6th.  Photo: EFE

Royal souvenirs in a shop in London, for the coronation on May 6th. Photo: EFE

Camilla will be crowned wearing Queen Mary’s modified crown, but will also carry the queen consort’s staff with dove, although the controversial staff is made of ivory. The piece is said to symbolize fairness and mercy, and the dove, with wings folded, represents the Holy Spirit.

Coronation guests have confirmed that Camilla will be known as queen camilla after the event. Her Consort of her title, used to differentiate her from Queen Elizabeth II, will be deleted once her husband was crowned king.

Everyone remembers that when they got married, the current king ensured that Camilla would never become queen, but rather a consort.

At the Tower of London

The coronation regalia are central to the crown jewels, locked up in the Tower of London.

The King’s coronation ceremony will be a rare outing for the sacred collection, with dozens of important and symbolic objects they are rarely seen.

The Towers of London, where the Crown Jewels are kept.  Photo: Daniel Leal/AFP

The Towers of London, where the Crown Jewels are kept. Photo: Daniel Leal/AFP

From crowns and swords to sceptres and orbs, here’s what you can expect to see on May 6 when the King and Queen Consort are officially crowned, and what they mean.

They’ll start with one of the biggest ones first, literally: the crown of San Eduardo weighs 2.23 kilos. This crown of solid goldstudded with precious stones and fringed with ermine, it will be placed on the head of the King at the time of his coronation.

This is the only time the crown is worn. Historically, they were not allowed to leave Westminster Abbey, so a second crown was made for the monarch to wear as they left the coronation ceremony.

According to reports, Queen Elizabeth he practiced walking with sacks of flour on the head to get used to the weight of the crowns.

The Imperial State Crown is the “functioning crown” of the monarch, which used on formal occasionssuch as the state opening of parliament.

Like St Edward’s Crown, it features a luxurious purple velvet cap under its gilded arches. Made for the coronation of King George VI in 1937, the crown is prong set 2,868 diamonds, as well as 17 sapphires, 11 emeralds and 269 pearls.

According to legend, one of its stones, the Black Ruby Prince, was worn by Henry V on his helmet at the Battle of Agincourt.

Camilla will be crowned

The Queen Consort will also be crowned at the coronation and will wear Queen Mary’s crown. It has been moved from the Tower of London, where it is normally kept, to resize and update it according to your preferences. The number of arches will be reduced from eight to four.

Camilla will stop being queen consort to become queen when her husband is crowned king.  Photo: Yui Mok/AFP

Camilla will stop being queen consort to become queen when her husband is crowned king. Photo: Yui Mok/AFP

The crown was originally commissioned for the coronation of Mary of Teck as queen consort, at the coronation of King George V in 1911.

Following her coronation, the Queen Consort will be known as Queen Camila.

Unique pieces

The golden cruet, cast in the shape of an eagle with outstretched wings, and the coronation spoon serve for the holiest part of the service: the anointing of the monarch with sacred oilwho comes from Jerusalem.

The eagle’s head unscrews to fill it with oil and there is a small hole in the beak, where the oil is poured into the spoon.

Legend has it that Thomas Becket saw in a dream the objects, given by the Virgin Mary, to be used to anoint future kings.

THE 12th century spoon it is the oldest item used in the coronation and a “great survivor”, according to Kathryn Jones, Senior Curator at the Royal Collection Trust.

Almost all of the badges were cast in 1649 during the English Civil War. But the spoon got away, bought by a man who looked after Carlos I’s wardrobe and then sold to Carlos II.

holy oil

The archbishop pours the oil from the vial into the spoon, then dips two fingers into the oil to anoint the monarch’s head, chest and hands.

The holy oil – the chrism – was consecrated in a ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem in March.

Chrism oil consecrated in Jerusalem it was created using olives, which had been harvested from the groves of the Mount of Olives, a mountain range that extends from the Old City of Jerusalem and has great religious symbolism for Christians and Jews. This fragrant with sesame, rose, jasmine, cinnamon, neroli, benzoin and amber, as well as orange blossom.

Leaders of other faiths are waiting to hear if they will play a role in the coronation. It is not yet known to what extent the new king wants to incorporate other religions, when during his time as Prince of Wales he defined himself as “Defender of All Faiths” who inhabit the kingdom.

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