Camilla became Queen Consort of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms on the 8th September 2022 as the wife of King Charles III.
She is a familiar royal figure, having been married to the King for a total of 18 years. Despite this, here are eight facts about the Queen which you may not know…
This year sees the coronation of a new British monarch, the first for over seventy years, reminding us how special an event like this is. Certainly, there will be special coins issued to commemorate the event, but what may surprise you is that of the five monarchs to precede King Charles III, only three of them had crown coins issued for their coronation year, and of those only two were commemorative designs.
There are five particular coins that bring together those special coronation year issues, with two others to mark significant jubilees of the five crowned monarchs to precede King Charles III. Here is everything you need to know about them…
The coronation regalia, currently housed in the Tower of London, is a sacred collection which will play an incredibly significant role in the King’s crowning ceremony. Amongst the coronation regalia are three impressive crowns which you can expect to see during the King and Queen’s coronation on the 6th May 2023…
King Charles III’s coronation on 6th May 2023 is an occasion steeped in history, and the event will see two processions take place; The King’s Procession and The Coronation Procession. Their Majesties will be transported through these processions using two historic coaches; the Diamond Jubilee State Coach and the Gold State Coach, and here we explore the significance of these two coaches.
Charles III became King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms on the 8th September 2022, following the sad passing of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. His coronation will take place at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 6th May 2023. A three-day UK bank holiday weekend has been granted from Saturday 6th May to Monday 8th May.
The Earl Marshal is responsible for planning and organising the coronation. From the ceremony to street parties across the country, here is everything you need to know about the coronation weekend.
On 6th May, 2023, our sixty-fifth monarch, King Charles III, will undertake the sacred coronation ceremony. The new ‘Coronation Emblem’ has been created specifically for the King, and will be a recognised logo during the celebratory month.
In this blog, we are providing you with six facts of the Coronation Emblem…
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