Coronation of King Carlos III: why he will use two different crowns in the ceremony

During THE coronationCharles III will wear two different crowns. Why? Traditionally. The ceremony will be this May 6 and is rich in history and some peculiarities.

Following royal tradition, Carlos III will wear two crowns throughout the day, although his mother, Elizabeth II, on the historic 2 June 1953 crowning of hers, wore up to three as she left Buckingham Palace on her way to Westminster Abbey with the diamond tiara commissioned by George IV for his coronation.

The coronation ceremony of Carlos III will continue based on ancient traditions and adorned with royal set of jewels of the crown, but will also feature his own personalized emoji, a reflection of Britain’s first coronation in the age of social media. The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II was the first to be televised 70 years ago.

the two crowns

During the ceremony which will be conducted by Justin Welby, archbishop of Canterbury, Carlos will be crowned with St Edward’s Crownthe central part of the royal jewelery collection which millions of people visit the Tower of London every year.

That crown, which inspired the coronation emoji, features a 4.9-pound (2.2-kilogram) solid gold frame encrusted with rubies, amethysts, sapphires, garnets, topaz and tourmalines, and has a purple velvet cap and ermine sash. Isabel wore it during her coronation and it was fitted for her son.

At the end of the ceremony, Carlos will lay down the crown of the Imperial Statelighter, for the procession back to the palace.

a spectacular crown

Gold, silver, platinum, enamel, tourmaline, topaz, ruby, amethyst, sapphire, garnet, peridot, zircon, spinel, aquamarine, velvet and ermine, all these charge the Crown of San Eduardo, highlights the Spanish magazine HIfervent follower of European royalty.

Regard an impressive piece which has huge gemstones set in solid gold, that’s why it is exceptionally heavy: about two kilos, and does not remain in the monarch’s head for more than a minute as it is reserved exclusively for the moment of the coronation, which is only one stage of the six that make up the religious service. This crown was commissioned for the coronation of Charles II on 23rd April 1661 by the crown jeweler, Robert Vyner.

The Imperial State Crown

THE Imperial state crownor State Crown, is the one that the monarch exchanges for the Crown of San Eduardo athe end of the ceremony crown and its name dates back to the 15th century, when English monarchs chose this design for their crowns, closed by arches, to show that England was not subject to any other earthly power.

This was made for the coronation of King George VI in 1937 but is closely based on a crown designed for Queen Victoria in 1838 by the crown jewelers of the day, Rundell, Bridge & Rundell.

The crown is mounted with various historical stones (some of which are disputed for their origin or claimed by other countries that were once part of the British Empire) to which various legends are linked.

In total it takes 2868 diamonds in silver settingsmostly table cuts, roses and brilliants, and colored stones in gold settings, including 17 sapphires, 11 emeralds and 269 pearls.

Camila, who will wear Queen Mary’s crown, will hold a controversial ivory scepter. Britain almost completely bans the trade in elephant ivory products and Crown Prince William has campaigned against the illicit trade in animal parts.

carriages

Unlike his mother’s coronation, the monarch plans to take a shorter route and enter a more comfortable carriage to Westminster Abbey for her coronation, narrowing the path that Elizabeth II took in 1953 in an attempt to haver a more modest event which will include some contemporary touches, Buckingham Palace reported on Sunday.

In a departure from tradition, Charles and Camilla, the Queen consort, will leave Buckingham Palace in the horse-drawn Black Diamond Jubilee state carriage, built for the 60th anniversary of Elizabeth’s reign.

The vehicle features heat, air conditioning, power windows, and a suspension system that will provide a more comfortable ride than the one her mother took to her coronation.

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