Thousands of people lined the streets of central London hoping to catch a glimpse of King Charles III as he travelled from Westminster Abbey ... after his coronation. Soldiers and royal footmen ...
Westminster Abbey, the setting for King Charles III’s coronation, has been paramount for Britain’s royal family for nearly a millennium. In the 1040s, King Edward the Confessor built a stone ...
This is followed by the Imperial State Crown, which is much lighter, and is used for the procession ... the medieval coronation regalia was destroyed or lost after the execution of King Charles I.
An architectural masterpiece of the 13th to 16th centuries, Westminster Abbey also presents a unique pageant of British history – the shrine of St Edward the Confessor, the tombs of kings and queens, ...
As well as a royal crowning ceremony at Westminster ... Saturday 6 May: Coronation service in Westminster Abbey; coronation procession; Buckingham Palace balcony. Sunday 7 May: Coronation Big ...
The carriage procession will be one of the spectacular sights of the coronation on 6 ... Canterbury Cathedral and Westminster Abbey. Viewed close up at the Royal Mews, the carriages are an ...
Members of the Royal Family, including Prince William and Prince Harry ... The King, wearing the Imperial State Crown, followed by the Queen, wearing Queen Mary’s Crown, emerges from the Shrine and ...
For many, the royal opulence is a bad-taste ... The crowned king is now departing Westminster Abbey. He will begin the coronation procession from the church to Buckingham Palace, with the ...
Compared to the 1953 coronation of Queen Elizabeth ... said the plan was for the prince to retire from Westminster Abbey after the royal procession and before the two-hour service started.
With a history which stretches all the way back to the 10th century, Westminster ... the abbey has been the setting for every single coronation and multiple important royal events, including ...